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WTIO20 FMEE 140000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/03/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/13 (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: WEDNESDAY 14/03/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 13 1003 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.0S / 77.0E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING YP TO 250 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.. WIDE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS AROUND THE CENTER, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 60 NM. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 12 UTC: 17.3S / 76.2E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/03/15 AT 00 UTC: 17.8S / 75.7E, 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 JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.