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WTIO20 FMEE 180000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 11/2 (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: SUNDAY 18/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 (EX-ARIEL) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.7S / 86.7E (ELEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/30 KT AROUND THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT ONLY CONCERN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND EXTEND UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE WITH ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/18 AT 12 UTC: 11.8S / 86.2E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/11/19 AT 00 UTC: 12.0S / 85.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SLOW EVOLUTION PERSISTS BOTH IN TERMS OF MOTION AND INTENSITY. STRONG WINDS ARE PRESENT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE BY GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.