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WTIO20 FMEE 111200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/08 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 11/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (ENOK) 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.7S / 64.7E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. 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, LOCALLY REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 00 UTC: 24.3S / 64.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 12 UTC: 25.3S / 63.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 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.