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WTIO20 FMEE 141200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/04 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 14/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 (0420072008) 999 HPA POSITION: 14.4S / 69.4E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 35NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/15 AT 00 UTC: 15.0S / 68.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/15 AT 12 UTC: 15.5S / 67.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS TOTALLY EXPOSED, VISIBLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. IT UNDERGOES A NORTHEASTERLY CONSTRAINT WHICH EJECTS ACTIVE DEEP CONVECTION WESTSOUTHWESTWARDS. THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULATION HAS BEN TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTARDS DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS. CONDITIONS REMAINS NOT FAVORABLE FOR A CLEAR INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARDS, UNDERGOING CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR A LIGHT INTENSIFICATION BEYOND THE NEXT 24 HOURS.