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WTIO22 FMEE 241200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/08 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 8 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.8S / 45.1E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/25 AT 00 UTC: 14.4S / 43.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/01/25 AT 12 UTC: 14.7S / 43.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS TRANSITING SOUTH OF MAYOTTE ISLAND AS IT DEEPENS LIGHTLY. IT SHOULD GO ON INTENSIFYING AS IT TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.