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WTIO22 FMEE 190600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/12/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 028/04 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 19/12/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 (EX-CELINA) 998 HPA POSITION: 22.2S / 58.4E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 18 UTC: 22.0S / 57.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/20 AT 06 UTC: 21.9S / 55.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS CURVING WESTWARDS, AND SHOULD CURVE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS 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.