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WTIO22 FMEE 091200 SECURITE NEAR GALE 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: 003/08 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 09/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 998 HPA POSITION: 15.1S / 55.4E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN TH NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 00 UTC: 16.2S / 57.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 12 UTC: 17.9S / 60.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS INTENSIFYING , WITH DEEP CONVECTION ORGANIZING IN CURVED BAND PATTERN. THE STRONEST WINDS ARE LOCATED INTO THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE MONSOON FLOW. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST SOUTH-EASTWARDS.