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WTIO20 FMEE 230000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/03 (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: FRIDAY 23/11/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 988 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.8S / 69.3E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. 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 45 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/23 AT 12 UTC: 13.9S / 67.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/11/24 AT 00 UTC: 13.8S / 66.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "BONGWE" HAS NEARLLY STALLED MORE THAN 18 HOURS AGO. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY WESTWARDS. BEYOND 2 DAYS, A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE SHOULD ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO TURN MORE SOUTHWESTWARDS. INTENSITY SHOULD PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENING UNDERGOING UNFAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.