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WTIO24 FMEE 230000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 044/09 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 9 (EX-FAVIO) POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.1S / 34.1E (TWENTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY FOUR DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 12 UTC: 18.7S / 33.9E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 00 UTC: 17.1S / 33.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AFTER MAKING LANDFALL YESTERDAY BY 1000Z SLIGHTLY NORTH OF VILANCULOS CITY, "FAVIO" IS BEING DISORGANIZED GRADUALLY ; IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY AFFECT THE SOFALA, INHAMBANE AND MANICA PROVINCES, AS WELL A THE EASTERN PART OF ZIMBABWE.