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WTIO20 FMEE 121200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 1/4 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 12/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 4 (0420072008) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.3S / 70.6E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM AROUND THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. 25 KT WINDS AROUND THE CENTER, STRONG GUST UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/13 AT 00 UTC: 13.7S / 70.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/13 AT 12 UTC: 13.9S / 69.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM SHOULD SLOW DOWN ITS SOUTWESTWARDS MOTION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT SLOWLY STRENGHENS ...