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WTIO20 FMEE 211200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/11/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/03 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 71.1E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. 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 2007/11/22 AT 00 UTC: 13.9S / 69.7E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/22 AT 12 UTC: 14.1S / 68.3E, MAX WIND = 60 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 48 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.