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WTIO24 FMEE 230600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 045/09 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 23/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 9 (EX-FAVIO) POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.7S / 33.8E (NINETEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 18.4S / 33.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 16.7S / 32.8E, FILLING UP. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AFTER MAKING LANDFALL YESTERDAY BY 1000Z SLIGHTLY NORTH OF VILANCULOS CITY, "FAVIO" IS BEING DISORGANIZED GRADUALLY AND STRONGESTS WINDS DOESN'T EXCEED 30 KT WITH GUSTS AT 40 KT EXISTING WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. OVER SEA ON THE COASTLINE; STRONGEST WINDS ARE LESS THAN NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. 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. THIS IS THE LAST WARNING ABOUT THIS SYSTEM, IT WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNINGS FROM RSMC LA REUNION - WTIO31 (FRENCH VERSION) AND WTIO30 (ENGLISH VERSION).