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WTIO22 FMEE 120000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/03/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/12 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 12/03/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (INDLALA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 58.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER AND LOCALLY FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/12 AT 12 UTC: 13.5S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/03/13 AT 00 UTC: 13.7S / 56.1E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CORRECTIVE ISSUED DUE TO A FALSE NAME. THE SYSTEM HAS REORGANIZED SINCE YESTERDAY 1400UTC PRESENTING SIGNS OF INTENSIFICATION AND IS NAMED SINCE 0000UTC AT THE MINIMAL STAGE OF MODERATE TROPICAL STORM. NEAR GALE FORCE EXTENSION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN THE SOUTH PART DUE TO THE GRADIANT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURES WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY AND THEN TO RECURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS BEYOND 48 HOURS TOWARDS A TROUGH SHIPPING IN THE SOUTH.