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WTIO20 FMEE 140000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 7/4 (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: FRIDAY 14/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 4 (0420072008) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.0S / 69.6E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 280 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/14 AT 12 UTC: 14.3S / 69.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/15 AT 00 UTC: 14.6S / 68.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: NO REAL CHANGE OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS THE SYSTEM REMAINS ALMOST-STATIONNARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR A CLEAR INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE A MORE PRONONCED SOUTHWESTWARDS MOTION TOMORROW.