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WTIO20 FMEE 070000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 040/07 (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: WEDNESDAY 07/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.3S / 63.2E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 75 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. 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 120 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/07 AT 12 UTC: 22.2S / 62.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/08 AT 00 UTC: 22.9S / 61.2E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA TRACKS WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND MAINTAINS SOME THUNDERY ACTIVITY NEAR THE CENTRE. 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.