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WTIO22 FMEE 010600 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 024/09 (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: FRIDAY 01/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GULA) 986 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.0S / 54.0E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 17 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/01 AT 18 UTC: 29.2S / 53.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2008/02/02 AT 06 UTC: 33.8S / 54.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ASYMMETRICAL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION DUE TO THE FAST MOTION OF THE SYSTEM. GULA RUSHES TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST BUT SHOULD SOON RECURVE GRADUALLY SOUTHWARDS THEN SOUTHEASTWARD WHILE INITIATING ITS VERY SOON EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION PHASE BEFORE BEING EXPELLED INTO THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES.