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WTIO20 FMEE 111200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/10 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 11/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HONDO) 988 HPA POSITION: 23.7S / 85.7E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 60 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY 50 KT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 180 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 00 UTC: 24.7S / 85.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 12 UTC: 25.1S / 84.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND TRACKING ON A MORE POLEWARDS TRACK TOWARDS A TROUGH SHIFTING IN ITS SOUTH. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS QUITE INEXISTANTE. HONDO IS EXPECTED PROGRESSIVELY TO RECURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, WEAKENING OVER COOL SEA.