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WTIO20 FMEE 210600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/11/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/03 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 21/11/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.9S / 71.9E (TWELVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS LOCALLY UP TO 160 NM FROM THE CENTRE MAINLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. 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 18 UTC: 13.3S / 70.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/22 AT 06 UTC: 13.5S / 69.4E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "BONGWE" SEEMS TO BEGIN A NEW PHASIS OF INTENSIFICATION WITH A BETTER FEATURE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY. IT SHOULD REACHING AGAIN SEVERE TROPICAL STROM STAGE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND THEN WEAKENING BACK UNDERGOING AN UPPER LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS CONSTRAINT. "BONGWE" IS FORECASTED TO BEND MORE WESTWARD AND THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS AND SLOWING DOWN.