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WTIO20 FMEE 200000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/05 (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: THURSDAY 20/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5 996 HPA POSITION: 15.4S / 81.9E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 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 12 UTC: 16.8S / 82.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/21 AT 00 UTC: 18.2S / 83.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM UNDERGOES A MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE CONVECTION. IT HAS ACCETELRATED SOUTHSOUETHWESTWARDS, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CURVE SOUTHEASTWARDS, KEPING AN INTESITY CLOSE TO ITS ACTUAL'S ONE.