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WTIO22 FMEE 251800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/01/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/08 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 25/01/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (FAME) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1S / 44.7E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WHITHIN 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 TO 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/26 AT 06 UTC: 14.3S / 43.8E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/26 AT 18 UTC: 14.8S / 43.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS REACHED THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS AND HAS THEREFORE BEEN NAMED. FAME SHOULD TRACK SLOWLY WESTSOUTHWESTWARDS, BEFORE CURVING SOUTHWARDS OVER A PARABOLIC TRACK, AS IT SHOULD REGULARY INTENSIFIES.