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WTIO22 FMEE 211200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 037/04 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 21/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 4 (EX-CELINA) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.8S / 52.0E (TWENTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/22 AT 00 UTC: 21.2S / 51.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, FILLING UP. 24H, VALID 2007/12/22 AT 12 UTC: 21.7S / 50.2E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, FILLING UP. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM SHOULD DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN OF MADAGASCAR. LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION