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WTIO20 FMEE 280600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/09 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.0S / 62.6E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 18 UTC: 15.2S / 61.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/29 AT 06 UTC: 15.5S / 61.3E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RELOCATED CENTRE EAST OF THE 0000Z ESTIMATED ONE. GULA IS ORGANIZING AND INTENSIFYING REGULARLY WITHIN AN FAVORBEL ENVIRONMENT. AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REBUILDS IN THE SOUTH, THE SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THEN SOUTHSHOUTHWESTWARDS, CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY.