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WTIO20 FMEE 220000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/10 (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: THURSDAY 22/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GAMEDE) 990 HPA POSITION: 14.0S / 67.2E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 350 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 220 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 12 UTC: 14.2S / 64.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 00 UTC: 14.5S / 62.0E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: A BROAD CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM. GAMEDE 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.