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WTIO20 FMEE 071800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 043/07 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 ( DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.3S / 63.6E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/08 AT 06 UTC: 24.1S / 63.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/08 AT 18 UTC: 24.7S / 62.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SHAPE AND THE TRACK OF "DORA" REMAINS FLUCTUATING. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE SYSTEM TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARDS AND CONSOLIDATED. BUT DUE TO AN ENVIRONMENT BECOMING LESS FAVOURABLE, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS AND TO TRACK MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH.