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WTIO20 FMEE 141800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/09 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 14/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.4S / 66.1E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 220 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/15 AT 06 UTC: 16.7S / 64.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/15 AT 18 UTC: 18.0S / 63.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CENTER HAS BEEN RELOCATED A LITTLE BIT MORE NORTHERN. SYSTEM SEEMS TO INTENSIFY SINCE 1430UTC THANKS TO A RATHER STRONG CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY REBUILDING IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTER. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY ENCOUNTER BETTER CONDITIONS AND TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS THE MASCARENES ISLANDS.