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WTIO24 FMEE 120600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 061/07 (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: MONDAY 12/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-DORA) 992 HPA POSITION: 34.3S / 50.0E (THIRTY FOUR DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: WEAK SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 500 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR 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 30 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 2007/02/12 AT 18 UTC: 37.4S / 49.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/13 AT 06 UTC: 41.5S / 49.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: VERY ASYMMETRICAL SYSTEM WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXTENDING FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. "EX-DORA" IS TRACKING ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES BEFORE VEERING POLEWARDS.