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WTIO22 FMEE 090000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 048/07 (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: FRIDAY 09/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 990 HPA POSITION: 25.4S / 62.5E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 3 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. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/09 AT 12 UTC: 26.4S / 61.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 00 UTC: 27.4S / 60.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA IS MAKING AN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION OVER WATER AT 26;5°C. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE CONTRACTION OF THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.