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WTIO22 FMEE 081200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 046/07 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 ( DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.1S / 62.6E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 500 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND LOCALLY REACHING STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS UP TO 80 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 2007/02/09 AT 00 UTC: 25.8S / 61.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/09 AT 12 UTC: 26.4S / 60.5E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA IS MAKING AN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION AND WINDS STRUCTURE CHANGES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED FAR IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. DORA IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS WHILE ACCELERATING GRADUALLY. WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE CONTRACTION OF THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.