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WTIO20 FMEE 120000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/09 (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: MONDAY 12/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 9 1004 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.3S / 70.0E (TEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: UNDETERMINED THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER BETWEEN 04S AND 15S, FROM 66E TO 73E. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS AROUND THE ESTIMATED CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/12 AT 12 UTC: 10.6S / 69.9E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/13 AT 00 UTC: 11.1S / 69.7E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THUNDERY ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED TO THIS SYSTEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE 12 HOURS BUT DOES NOT SHOW TRUE ORGANIZATION YET, AND REMAINS FLUCTUATING. SYSTEM INTENSITY DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.