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WTIO20 FMEE 221800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/11 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.3S / 82.9E (TWELVE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 9 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 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 06 UTC: 13.3S / 81.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 14.6S / 80.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT OPTIMUM YET FOR AN INTENSIFICATION. THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA CONFIRM A SYMMETRICAL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION (CF. EXTENSION OF WINDS). THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY ALONG A PARABOLIC TRACK, SOUTHWESTWARDS AND THEN SOUTHWARDS.