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WTIO22 FMEE 091200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 050/07 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 09/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-DORA) 992 HPA POSITION: 26.5S / 61.5E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 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. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER AND LOCALLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT 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 350 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 00 UTC: 27.8S / 59.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 12 UTC: 29.2S / 57.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: 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.