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WTIO22 FMEE 260000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/08 (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: SATURDAY 26/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (FAME) 990 HPA POSITION: 14.1S / 44.7E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: STATIONARY 0 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH 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 12 UTC: 14.2S / 44.5E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/27 AT 00 UTC: 14.7S / 44.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: FAME SHOULD GO ON INTENSIFYING AND TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS, AS SOON AS IT WILL HAVE START TO MOVE AGAIN.