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WTIO24 FMEE 030600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 044/10 (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: SATURDAY 03/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-GAMEDE) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 33.2S / 50.0E (THIRTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 450 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/03 AT 18 UTC: 33.4S / 49.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/03/04 AT 06 UTC: 33.5S / 49.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: WITHIN AN UNFAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT, "EX-GAMEDE" SHOWS AN EXTRA-TROPICAL STRUCTURE. THE CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY IS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHEAST. "EX-GAMEDE" IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY NEAR 34S, WEAKENINIG GRADUALLY, AND THEN TO VEER SOUTHWARDS WITHIN 48 TO 60 HOURS FROM NOW.