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WTIO20 FMEE 210000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/10 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 21/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.4S / 72.6E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY TWO DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, AND LOCALLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 12 UTC: 14.8S / 69.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 00 UTC: 15.1S / 67.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS INTENSIFYING. THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS BEGINING TO ORGANIZE NEAR THE CENTER WITHIN A QUITE BROAD CIRCULATION. 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.