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WTIO20 FMEE 140600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/09 (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: WEDNESDAY 14/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 9 1001 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.9S / 67.4E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/14 AT 18 UTC: 16.4S / 65.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/02/15 AT 06 UTC: 17.8S / 64.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CONVECTION IS UNORGANIZED AND FLUCTUATING, POORLY CONSOLIDATED NEAR THE CENTER. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ENCOUNTER BETTER CONDITIONS FOR AN INTENSIFICATION WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS THE MASCARENES ISLANDS.