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WTIO20 FMEE 231800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/11/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/03 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 23/11/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 (EX-BONGWE) 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.0S / 67.3E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: RESIDUAL LOCAL SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/30 KT NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING VERY LOCALLY 35 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/24 AT 06 UTC: 13.1S / 66.0E, MAX WIND = 27 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/11/24 AT 18 UTC: 13.6S / 64.7E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-BONGWE KEEPS ON WEAKENING. NO CHANGE IN THIS FORECAST GUIDANCE. STRONGER WINDS ARE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.