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WTIO20 FMEE 150000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/09 (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: THURSDAY 15/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 996 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.3S / 65.2E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN 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 12 UTC: 17.7S / 63.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/16 AT 00 UTC: 19.0S / 61.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS ORGANIZING BUT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY PRESENTS HOWEVER BIG FLUTUATIONS WITH REGULAR BUILDING OF NEW CLUSTERS TAKING PLACE OF OLDER ONES. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY ENCOUNTER BETTER CONDITIONS AND TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS THE MASCARENES ISLANDS.