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WTIO20 FMEE 181800
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/11/2007 AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 2/3 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 997 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 8.8S / 76.3E
(EIGHT DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SIX DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 7 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXIST UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION EX-ARIEL IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RDAIUS OF THE CENTER.
STROG GUST UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2007/11/19 AT 06 UTC:
10.3S / 76.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM.
24H, VALID 2007/11/19 AT 18 UTC:
11.6S / 77.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THIS SYSTEM EXIST IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION. IT SHOULD TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE WESTWARDS.