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WTIO22 FMEE 181200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 025/04 (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: TUESDAY 18/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 (EX-CELINA) 996 HPA POSITION: 21.4S / 59.4E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 220 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 22.0S / 58.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 12 UTC: 22.1S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM SHOULD CURVE WESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS DUE TO THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, AND COME CLOSER TO REUNION ISLAND. SYSTEM SHOULD WEAKEN OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. STRONGEST WINDS BLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART, AND HEAVY RAINFALLS EXISTS MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE CIRCULATION.