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WTIO20 FMEE 201800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/11/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/03 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/11/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 988 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.9S / 73.2E (ELEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS LOCALLY UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTRE MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/21 AT 06 UTC: 12.7S / 71.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/21 AT 18 UTC: 13.2S / 70.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "BONGWE" HAS WEAKENED TODAY DUE TO AN INTRUSION OF DRY AIR IN THE INNER-CORE OF ITS CIRCULATION. BUT THIS EVENT MAY BE TRANSITORY AND A REJUVENATION OF THE STORM REMAINS POSSIBLE. "BONGWE" SHOULD KEEP ON MOVING WESTSOUTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE BENDING MORE WESTWARD AFTERWARDS.