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WTIO20 FMEE 230600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/11 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 23/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HUMBA) 995 HPA POSITION: 12.9S / 81.7E (TWELVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 350 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND ROUGH SEAS TO VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 14.0S / 80.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 15.4S / 79.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT OPTIMUM YET FOR AN INTENSIFICATION, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SHORTLY IN UPPER LEVEL WITH TWO OUTFLOWS CHANNELS. THIS SYSTEM IS THUS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY ALONG A PARABOLIC TRACK, SOUTHWESTWARDS AND THEN SOUTHWARDS.