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WTIO20 FMEE 111800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 031/10 (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: MONDAY 11/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HONDO) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.3S / 85.2E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 290 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT , EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT , UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 06 UTC: 24.9S / 84.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 18 UTC: 25.0S / 83.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND DEEP 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. IT COULD EVACUATE INTO A POLAR TROUGH AT THE END OF THIS FORECAST.