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WTIO20 FMEE 300600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 30/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/14 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 30/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14 999 HPA POSITION: 13.4S / 66.9E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXETNDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, AND UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25/30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER , LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/30 AT 18 UTC: 14.0S / 65.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/03/31 AT 06 UTC: 14.2S / 63.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED, WITH A CLEARLY WEAKENING VERTICAL WINDSHEAR, CONVECTION HAS INTENSIFYED OVER THE CENTER DURING THE NIGHT. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY WESTWARDS, NORTH TO THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES BELT. SYSTEM IS FROECAST ED TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY, AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IMPROVE