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WTIO22 FMEE 110600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 057/07 (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: SUNDAY 11/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-DORA) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 30.1S / 53.9E (THIRTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 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 250 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/11 AT 18 UTC: 31.0S / 52.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 06 UTC: 32.4S / 50.4E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. "EX-DORA" IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH BEFORE VEERING POLEWARDS.