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WTIO24 FMEE 021800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 042/10 (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: FRIDAY 02/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-GAMEDE) 973 HPA POSITION: 32.2S / 49.4E (THIRTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 450 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/03 AT 06 UTC: 32.3S / 50.4E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/03/03 AT 18 UTC: 32.7S / 50.8E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: GAMEDE HAS LOST ITS TROPICAL STRUCTURE WITHIN AN UNVAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. RESIDUAL THUNDERY ACTIVITY IS SOUTHEASTWARDS AWAY FROM THE CENTRE. CORRECTED MSLP THANKS TO BUOY 53598 (31.5S/48.6E LE 02/0600Z). SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE STOP ITS WAY SOUTHWARDS, IT IS FORECAST TO STAY NEAR 32S ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH, THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE OVER WATER AT MEDIUM RANGE.