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WTIO20 FMEE 061800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 039/07 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT) (WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND). MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 06/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.0S / 63.8E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/07 AT 06 UTC: 21.8S / 62.9E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/07 AT 18 UTC: 22.3S / 61.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS AND GRADUALLY DISORGANIZING WITHIN A LESS FAVOURABLE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. AFTER 24 HOURS, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MAINLY WESTWARDS. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.