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WTIO24 FMEE 031200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/03/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 045/10 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-GAMEDE) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 33.1S / 49.9E (THIRTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 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 2007/03/04 AT 00 UTC: 33.0S / 49.5E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/03/04 AT 12 UTC: 33.0S / 49.0E, 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.