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WTIO20 FMEE 210000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/05 (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: FRIDAY 21/12/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5 (DAMA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.8S / 86.0E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 11 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 12 UTC: 20.4S / 88.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/12/22 AT 00 UTC: 21.7S / 89.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS GOING ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS, ACCELERATING. 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.