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WTIO22 FMEE 291800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/01/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/08 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 29/01/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-FAME) 997 HPA POSITION: 21.3S / 52.8E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WHITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 06 UTC: 22.5S / 53.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 18 UTC: 23.5S / 52.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-FAME IS UNDER LA REUNION'S RADAR SCOPE ALLOWING AN ACCURATE POSITION. THE SYSTEM HAS SLOWED DOWN ON THE LAST IMAGERY. AS GULA COMES CLOSER TO MASCARENES ISLANDS, THE SYTEM SHOULD CURVE AND BE CATCHED IN THE CIRCULATION OF GULA, WICH SHOULD ABSORBE IT WITHIN THE NEXT 48 TO 72 HOURS.