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WTIO20 FMEE 210600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/10 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 21/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GAMEDE) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.2S / 70.8E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 TO 300 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 18 UTC: 14.4S / 69.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 06 UTC: 14.5S / 67.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "GAMEDE" SHOWS A BETTER ORGANIZATION WITHIN A BROAD CIRCULATION. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MAINLY WESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.