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WTIO20 FMEE 271800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/09 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1S / 62.4E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. 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 06 UTC: 14.8S / 61.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 18 UTC: 14.9S / 61.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM ORGANIZES PROGRESSIVELY. IT SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THEN RECURVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, SLOWING DOWN STRONGLY. GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST. SYSTEM SI EXPECTED BEYOND 48 HOURS TO TRACK AGAIN SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS A WEAK IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.