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WTIO20 FMEE 130000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/04 (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: THURSDAY 13/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 4 (0420072008) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.7S / 69.7E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM AROUND THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER. STRONG GUST UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/13 AT 12 UTC: 13.8S / 69.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/14 AT 00 UTC: 13.9S / 69.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER IS STILL BADLY DEFINED. GLOBALLY, THE SYSTEM IS ALMOST-STATIONNARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR A CLEAR INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT LIGHTLY STRENGHENS.