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WTIO20 FMEE 220600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/11 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 22/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.3S / 84.8E (ELEVEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FOUR DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 MN IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 18 UTC: 12.3S / 83.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 06 UTC: 13.6S / 81.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED FAR IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. AT THE MOMENT, LINKED TO AN EASTERLY CONSTRAINT, THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS SLOWLY ORGANIZING WEST OF THE LOW LEVEL CENTER.