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WTIO24 FMEE 031800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 046/10 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-GAMEDE) 980 HPA POSITION: 33.0S / 50.0E (THIRTY THREE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: STATIONARY 0 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 220 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/04 AT 06 UTC: 32.4S / 49.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/03/04 AT 18 UTC: 32.1S / 48.8E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DESPITE UNDERGOING AN UNFAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT, EX-GAMEDE'S CIRCULATION IS STILL BROAD AN WELL DEFINED WITH AN IMPORTANT EXTENSION OF THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. THE THUNDERY ACTIVITY IS SOUTHWARDS AWAY FROM THE CENTRE. EX-GAMEDE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY WESTWARDS, AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN.