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WTIO22 FMEE 121200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/03/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/12 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 12/03/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (INDLALA) 987 HPA POSITION: 13.0S / 57.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLES. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/13 AT 00 UTC: 13.0S / 55.7E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/03/13 AT 12 UTC: 13.3S / 54.5E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON REGULARLY INTENSIFYING WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENSION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN THE SOUTHERN PART DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THIS EXTENSION IS MEASURED THANKS TO RECENT SATELLITE DATA. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURES OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY AND THEN TO CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS A TROUGH TRANSITING IN THE SOUTH.