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WTIO20 FMEE 230000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/11 (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: FRIDAY 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.8S / 82.5E (TWELVE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 TO 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. 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 12 UTC: 14.0S / 81.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 00 UTC: 15.4S / 79.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT OPTIMUM YET FOR AN INTENSIFICATION, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SHORTLY. THIS SYSTEM IS THUS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY ALONG A PARABOLIC TRACK, SOUTHWESTWARDS AND THEN SOUTHWARDS.