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WTIO20 FMEE 201800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/12/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/05 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 20/12/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5 (DAMA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.6S / 84.1E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FOUR DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 MN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE LOCALLY REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP 90 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/12/21 AT 06 UTC: 19.0S / 85.0E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/12/21 AT 18 UTC: 20.3S / 86.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARDS OVER THE LAST HOURS, AND HAS ACCELERATED.. THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN LATITUDES, AND THEN BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. STRONG WINDS MAINLY EXIST IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.