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WTIO20 FMEE 050600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/10 (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: TUESDAY 05/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HONDO) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.4S / 80.9E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLA AND ALSO BETWEEN 140 NM AND 280 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT WITHIN A PERIPHERAL BAND. GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 190 NM IN SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/05 AT 18 UTC: 13.3S / 81.0E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/06 AT 06 UTC: 13.4S / 81.1E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: UNDERGOING FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS , SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFYED DURING LAST NIGHT AND HAS REACHED MODERATE TROPICAL STORM STAGE TO BE NAMED "HONDO". IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEPS ON TRACKING VERY SLOWLY GLOBALLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND THEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING ON THIS TRACK. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED REMAINING FAVOURABLE WITHIN THE ALL RANGES OF THIS FORECAST , SO "HONDO" SHOULD KEEP ON GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING. HOWEVER, ITS SLOW TRACK COULD LIMIT THE ENERGETIC OCEANIC POTENTIAL AND IN CONSEQUENCE ITS INTENSIFICATION, THIS SCENARIO IS NOT FORECASTED AT THIS TIME.