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WTIO20 FMEE 180000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/04 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 18/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CELINA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.6S / 60.1E (TWENTY DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 75 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 LOC 40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/18 AT 12 UTC: 21.4S / 58.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 21.7S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS SLOW DOWN AND SHOW SOME WEAKENING SIGNS. DOWNGRAD TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION STATUS POSSIBLE TODAY. CELINA IS EXPECTED TO KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AND THEN RECURVING WESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS UNDERGOING THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. SYSTEM SHOULD WEAKEN OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD.