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WTIO20 FMEE 181200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/05 (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: TUESDAY 18/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 5 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.2S / 84.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FOUR DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WIRHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 14.1S / 83.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 12 UTC: 14.9S / 83.4E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM EXISTS WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION. IT SHOULD REMAIN ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE BASIN, AND TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS AS IT INTENSIFIES.