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WTIO20 FMEE 231200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/11/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/03 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 995 HPA POSITION: 13.1S / 68.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: RESIDUAL LOCAL SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/24 AT 00 UTC: 12.8S / 66.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/11/24 AT 12 UTC: 13.0S / 65.5E, MAX WIND = 27 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BONGWE KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND THIS TREND APPEARS IRREVERSIBLE. THE FILLING LOW IS FORECASTED TO CURVE GRADUALLY MORE SOUTHWESTWARDS.