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WTIO22 FMEE 090600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 049/07 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 09/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-DORA) 992 HPA POSITION: 26.1S / 61.6E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 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 REACHING LOCALLY 50 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/09 AT 18 UTC: 27.0S / 60.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 06 UTC: 28.2S / 57.8E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: *** CORRECTIF FOR POSITION *** 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. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ONTHE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, THEN EVACUATED INTO THE NEXT TROUGH.