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WTIO22 FMEE 040600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/04/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/14 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 04/04/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 14 (EX-JAYA) 1006 HPA POSITION: 12.8S / 45.0E (TWELVE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 350 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 150 MN RADIUS OF THE ESTIMATED CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/04/04 AT 18 UTC: 13.3S / 42.9E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/04/05 AT 06 UTC: 14.4S / 41.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS BACK OVER WATER, BUT IT IS FULLY DISORGANIZED AND UNDERGOING A MODERATE WESTWARDS VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE CENTRE HAS BEEN RECOLATED NORTHWARDS IN THE VICINITY OF MAYOTTE. THIS IS THE LAST WARNING ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION.