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WTIO24 FMEE 111200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/04/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/15 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 11/04/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION 15 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 29.6S / 39.6E (TWENTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. SRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/04/12 AT 00 UTC: 32.3S / 41.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, SUBTROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/04/12 AT 12 UTC: 35.5S / 43.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE SYSTEM ORGANIZED AS A SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION. THE LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS ASYMMETRICAL AND THE STRONG WIND EXTENSION IS RATHER WIDE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWARDS AND THEN SOUTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS THE POLAR CIRCULATION. NEXT WARNING : APRIL 12 AT 0000Z.