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WTIO22 FMEE 111800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/12 (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: SUNDAY 11/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 58.5E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER AND LOCALLY FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, LOCALLY REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/12 AT 06 UTC: 13.7S / 57.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/03/12 AT 18 UTC: 13.9S / 57.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM REORGANIZES SINCE 1400UTC PRESENTING SIGNS OF INTENSIFICATION. NEAR GALE FORCE EXTENSION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN THE SOUTH PART DUE TO THE GRADIANT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THE SYSTEM TRACKS NOW SLOWLY WESTWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WEST SOUTHWESTWARDS INTENSIFYING SLOWLY, AS THE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS IMPROVE WITH THE WEAKENING OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.