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WTIO20 FMEE 191200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/05 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 19/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5 996 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1S / 82.1E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 160 MN IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 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 2007/12/20 AT 00 UTC: 14.7S / 81.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/12/20 AT 12 UTC: 15.5S / 81.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFYED GRADUALLY LAST NIGHT, IT UNDERGOES NOW A MODERATE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CONVECTION. ENVIRONNEMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT'ED TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE. IT IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE SOUTHWARDS THEN SOUTHEASTWARDS.