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WTIO24 FMEE 311200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 31/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/06 (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: MONDAY 31/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 6 997 HPA POSITION: 18.1S / 41.1E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE SEAS, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/01 AT 00 UTC: 18.0S / 41.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/01 AT 12 UTC: 18.4S / 41.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CORRECTIVE FOR THE MINIMAL PRESSURE. NO SIGNIFICANT EVOLUTION DURING THE LAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE SLOWLY A SMALL LOOP, BEFORE STARTING TO TRACK CLEARLY SOUTHWARDS AND INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY DUE TO A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT (WARM SST OF 29 TO 30 CELSIUS DEGREES, GOOD LOW LEVEL INFLOWS AND UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOWS).