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WTIO20 FMEE 281200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/09 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 28/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 985 HPA POSITION: 14.9S / 62.2E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/29 AT 00 UTC: 14.9S / 61.5E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/01/29 AT 12 UTC: 15.1S / 60.5E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: GULA IS ORGANIZING AND INTENSIFYING REGULARLY WITHIN A RATHER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REBUILDS IN THE SOUTH, THE SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK WESTSOUTHWESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND THEN SOUTHSHOUTHWESTWARDS, CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY.