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WTIO22 FMEE 011200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/08 (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: FRIDAY 01/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-FAME) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.8S / 57.8E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 18 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS LOCALLY AND FAR FROM THE CENTER . BELT OF NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN 30 NM AND 100 NM, IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/02 AT 00 UTC: . 24H, VALID 2008/02/02 AT 12 UTC: . OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONG WINDS ARE MAINLY LOCATED WITHIN A BELT FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT DUE TO THE SPEED OF DEPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO ORGANIZED ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTOM OR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE CIRCULATION OF THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO MERGE INTO GULA'S CIRCULATION. LAST WARNING CONCERNING THIS SYSTEM.