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WTIO20 FMEE 201800 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/10 (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: TUESDAY 20/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.8S / 73.9E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, AND LOCALLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMU-CIRCLE, UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 06 UTC: 15.6S / 71.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 18 UTC: 15.8S / 68.9E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS QUICKLY ORGANIZING. IT IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY TRACK WESTWARDS, AND KEEP ON REGULARLY INTENSIFYING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.