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WTIO20 FMEE 211200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/10 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GAMEDE) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.9S / 69.5E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 14 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CICRCLE. 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 2007/02/22 AT 00 UTC: 14.0S / 66.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 12 UTC: 14.3S / 64.2E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "GAMEDE" SHOWS A BETTER ORGANIZATION WITHIN A BROAD CLOCKWISE 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.