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WTIO20 FMEE 280000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/09 (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: MONDAY 28/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.9S / 61.7E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 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 12 UTC: 15.2S / 61.1E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/29 AT 00 UTC: 15.3S / 60.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM SEEMS TO BEGIN RECURVING ITS TRACK MORE WESTWARDS. IT SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, SLOWING DOWN STRONGLY. SYSTEM SI EXPECTED BEYOND 48 HOURS TO ACCELERATE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS A WEAK IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY IN A FIRST TIME.