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WTIO20 FMEE 150000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/04 (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: SATURDAY 15/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 (0420072008) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.2S / 69.0E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/15 AT 12 UTC: 15.9S / 68.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/16 AT 00 UTC: 16.3S / 66.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON UNDERGOING A NORTHEASTERLY CONSTRAINT WHICH EJECTS ACTIVE DEEP CONVECTION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THANKS TO NIGHTLY CYCLE, CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS CLOSER TO THE CENTER. SYSTEM KEEPS ON TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTARDS. 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.