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WTIO20 FMEE 111800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/08 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 11/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 8 (EX-ENOK) 1000 HPA POSITION: 23.4S / 64.6E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 06 UTC: 24.5S / 64.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 18 UTC: 25.4S / 63.5E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "ENOK" HAS BEEN DISORGANIZED BY AN UPPER LEVEL WIND FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER WATER WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS, WITHIN A VERY UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM, CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.