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WTIO20 FMEE 101800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/08 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 10/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (ENOK) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.1S / 63.2E (NINETEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/11 AT 06 UTC: 21.3S / 64.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/11 AT 18 UTC: 23.1S / 65.2E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ENOK IS A SMALL SYSTEM, THAT IS QUITE QUICKLY WEAKENING DUE TO ITS SMALL SIZE. IT IS FORECAST TO TRACK GENERALLY SOUTHEASTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN SLOW DOWN, GRADUALLY WEAKENING.