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WTIO20 FMEE 080000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 044/07 (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: THURSDAY 08/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 ( DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.2S / 63.2E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 240 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 12 UTC: 24.8S / 62.9E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/09 AT 00 UTC: 25.4S / 62.2E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SHAPE AND THE TRACK OF "DORA" REMAIN FLUCTUATING. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, "DORA" TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND AFTER A BURST OF INTENSITY BY 1800Z, THE CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY WEAKENED AROUND THE SYSTEM. AS THE ENVIRONMENT OF "DORA" BECOMES LESS AND LESS FAVOURABLE, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY AND TO TRACK MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH.