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WTIO20 FMEE 210000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/03 (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: WEDNESDAY 21/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 992 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.1S / 72.3E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS LOCALLY UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTRE MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/21 AT 12 UTC: 13.9S / 70.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/22 AT 00 UTC: 14.3S / 69.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "BONGWE" HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE PAST 24H DUE TO AN INTRUSION OF DRY AIR IN THE INNER-CORE OF ITS CIRCULATION. THE INTENSITY EVOLUTION IS RATHER UNCERTAIN AS A REJUVENATION OF THE STORM STILL REMAINS POSSIBLE AT THIS STAGE. "BONGWE" IS FORECASTED TO BEND MORE WESTWARD BEYOND 24H RANGE.