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WTIO24 FMEE 051200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 024/06 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 05/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 6 (EX-ELNUS) 999 HPA POSITION: 26.7S / 43.5E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS LOCALLY UO TO 220 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 500NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. HEAVY RAINFALLS OVER THE SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR. WIDE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS REACHING LOCALLY 25KT FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR AND TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR MALAGASY SOUTH COASTS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/06 AT 00 UTC: 26.7S / 45.1E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2008/01/06 AT 12 UTC: 28.3S / 47.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS AND MAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ARE LOCATED FAR FROM THE CENTER WHITHIN PERIPHERIC CLOUDY BANDS WHICH ARE PRESENT OVER THE SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR OR FAR AWAY IN THE SOUTH. THE SYSTSM SHOULD TRANSIT SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE EVACUATE SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARDS. THIS THE LAST WARNING ISSUED ON THAT SYSTEM.