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WTIO22 FMEE 160600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 16/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/09 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 16/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (FAVIO) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.1S / 59.8E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY NINE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/16 AT 18 UTC: 23.8S / 57.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/17 AT 06 UTC: 25.0S / 55.1E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTER OF "FAVIO" IS SLIGHTLY RELOCATED IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA. "FAVIO" ORGANIZATION REMAINED FLUCTUATING BUT A THE LATEST DATA HAS DEPICTED A SLIGHT CONSOLIDATION FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE THE INNER SPEED OF THE SYSTEM AND TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES ANCHORED IN THE SOUTHEAST, STEERING THE SYSTEM. "FAVIO" IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS RATHER QUICKLY.