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WTIO22 FMEE 240600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/01/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 1/8 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 24/01/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 8 1004 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 45.6E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/24 AT 18 UTC: 14.3S / 45.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/01/25 AT 06 UTC: 14.9S / 44.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AN IMPORTANT AREA OF THUNDERSTORM CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ORGANIZING SOUTHEAST OF MAYOTTE. THIS BORNING SYSTEM HAS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR INTENSIFICATION. AT THIS STAGE, THIS SYSTEM DOESN'T JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.