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WTIO20 FMEE 211800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/10 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GAMEDE) 990 HPA POSITION: 13.8S / 68.5E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 1200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 06 UTC: 13.6S / 66.2E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 18 UTC: 14.1S / 63.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE 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. STRONG WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, AND IN THE NORTH DUR TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE MONSOON FLOW, VERY WELL ESTABLISHED.