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WTIO20 FMEE 190000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/05 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 19/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5 996 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.9S / 82.9E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE LOCALLY REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/19 AT 12 UTC: 14.5S / 82.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/12/20 AT 00 UTC: 15.8S / 82.1E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM EXISTS WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVOURABLE FOR GRADUALLY INTENSIFICATION. IT SHOULD REMAIN ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE BASIN, AND TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS THEN SOUTHEASTWARDS AS IT INTENSIFIES.