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WTIO20 FMEE 271200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/09 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 27/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 995 HPA POSITION: 13.7S / 62.5E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 270 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 00 UTC: 14.4S / 62.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 12 UTC: 14.9S / 61.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM ORGANIZES PROGRESSIVELY. IT SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, SLOWING DOWN STRONGLY. GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST.