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WTIO20 FMEE 151200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/04 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 (0420072008) 999 HPA POSITION: 15.6S / 67.4E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 220 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 OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/16 AT 00 UTC: 16.3S / 66.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/16 AT 12 UTC: 17.1S / 64.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON UNDERGOING A RATHER NORTHEASTERLY UPPER LEVEL WIND AND THUNDERY ACTIVITY IS SOUTHWESTWARDS AWAY. SYSTEM HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS FOR THE LAST HOURS. ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ENVIRONMENT SHOULD SLIGHTLY IMPROVE AND THEN ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO SLIGHLY INTENSIFYWITHIN 24 HOURS.