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WTIO20 FMEE 220600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/10 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 22/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GAMEDE) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.3S / 65.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 16 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM 50/55KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 18 UTC: 14.7S / 62.2E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 06 UTC: 15.4S / 59.4E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: GAMEDE HAS ACCELERATED INTESIFYING VERY QUICKLY. A BROAD CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM. GAMEDE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MAINLY WESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING. 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.