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WTIO20 FMEE 110600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/08 (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: SUNDAY 11/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (ENOK) 992 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.8S / 64.2E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/11 AT 18 UTC: 23.3S / 64.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 06 UTC: 25.0S / 64.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "ENOK" HAS BEEN DISORGANIZED BY A UPPER LEVEL WIND FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY ALONG ITS TRACK ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH.