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WTIO20 FMEE 121200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/10/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/01 (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: FRIDAY 12/10/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 1 1005 HPA POSITION: 10.6S / 60.2E (TEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER. THE STRONGEST WINDS EXIST IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/10/13 AT 00 UTC: 11.2S / 58.6E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/10/13 AT 12 UTC: 11.5S / 56.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SEVERAL LOWS CO-EXIST. THE CENTER INDICATED IN THIS BULLETIN IS THE BARYCENTER OF THE TWO IDENTIFIED LOWS, AND DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO A REAL LOW, BUT CORRESPOND TO THE MOST SIGNIFICATIVE POINT TO FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. AT THIS INTENSITY, THE SYSTEM DOESN'T JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.