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WTIO22 FMEE 311200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 31/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 026/08 (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: THURSDAY 31/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-FAME) 999 HPA POSITION: 22.7S / 52.0E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 300 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WHITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 160 MN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 260 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/01 AT 00 UTC: 22.6S / 53.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/01 AT 12 UTC: 24.8S / 56.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-FAME HAS TRACKED WESTWARDS WITHIN FEW HOURS UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES REBUILDING IN ITS SOUTHWEST. DURING THIS TIME, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM GULA IS ACCELERATING SOUTHWARDS , BUILDING A TROUGH IN ITS WAKE AND WEAKEN THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL BELT. EX-FAME IS EXPECTING TRACKING BACK EATSWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT HOURS BEFORE EVACUATING AND DISSIPATING IN THE TROUGH.