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WTIO20 FMEE 190000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/03 (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: MONDAY 19/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 996 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.7S / 76.4E (NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXIST UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM AND REACHING LOCALLY GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/19 AT 12 UTC: 11.7S / 77.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/20 AT 00 UTC: 13.5S / 77.3E, 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 24 HOURS THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE WESTWARDS.