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WTIO22 FMEE 291200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/08 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 29/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-FAME) 997 HPA POSITION: 20.3S / 52.0E (TWENTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 170 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 500 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, REACHING THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT WHITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 00 UTC: 21.2S / 53.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 12 UTC: 22.3S / 54.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-FAME IS ALMOST AT THE TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY. IT SHOULD APPROACH CLOSE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF REUNION ISLAND, SLOWING DOWN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THEN, AS GULA ALSO COME CLOSER TO SISTER ISLANDS, IT SHOULD CURVE AND BE CATCHED IN THE CIRCULATION OF GULA, WICH SHOULD ABSORBE IT WITHIN THE NEXT 48 TO 72 HOURS.