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WTIO20 FMEE 221200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/11 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 22/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.8S / 83.9E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN 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 2007/02/23 AT 00 UTC: 12.5S / 82.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 12 UTC: 13.5S / 81.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED FAR IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS AT REGULAR SPEED WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND INTENSIFYING PROGRESSIVELY LINKED TO AN IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT.