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WTIO20 FMEE 270000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/09 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 27/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 9 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.6S / 62.5E (TWELVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 270 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT TO VERY LOCALLY 30 KT IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/27 AT 12 UTC: 13.5S / 62.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 00 UTC: 14.2S / 62.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM ORGANIZES SLOWLY ... IT SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS TODAY THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. IT SHOULD MOVE AT A SLOWER SPEED BY THAT TIME. GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST.