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WTIO20 FMEE 121800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/12/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/04 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 4 (0420072008) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 70.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 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 06 UTC: 13.7S / 69.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/13 AT 18 UTC: 14.0S / 69.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER IS STILL BADLY DEFINED, LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOCATION INDICATED IN THIS WARNING. THE SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT LIGHTLY STRENGHENS ...