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WTIO20 FMEE 170600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 17/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/13 (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: SATURDAY 17/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 13 1003 HPA POSITION: 16.7S / 74.0E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXENDING UP TO 500 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER, REACHING 25 KT AND VERY LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/17 AT 18 UTC: 15.6S / 74.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, FILLING UP. 24H, VALID 2007/03/18 AT 06 UTC: 15.9S / 74.8E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM UNDERGOES A NORTHWESTERLY WINDSHEAR AND THUNDERY ACTIVITY IS SOUTHEASTWARDS AWAY FROM THE FULLY EXPOSED AND POORLY DEFINED LOW LEVELCIRCULATION. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVOURABLE FOR A SIGNIFICATIVE INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SYSTEM. LAST WARNING RELATED TO THIS SYTEM,UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION.