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WTIO20 FMEE 130000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/09 (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: TUESDAY 13/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 9 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.7S / 69.6E (ELEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/13 AT 12 UTC: 12.1S / 68.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/14 AT 00 UTC: 13.1S / 67.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM SHOWS A SLIGHLY BETTER CONFIGURATION, IT IS EXPETCED TO ENCOUNTER FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR AN INTENSIFICATION WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS THE MASCARENES ISLANDS.