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WTIO20 FMEE 131200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/03/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/13 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 13/03/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 13 1005 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.6S / 77.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM FROM THE CENTER. WIDE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS AROUND THE CENTER, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 00 UTC: 14.9S / 76.7E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 12 UTC: 15.3S / 76.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: TAKING BENEFIT OF A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT, THIS AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. AT THIS STAGE, THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.