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WTIO20 FMEE 120600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 033/10 (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 12/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HONDO) 994 HPA POSITION: 24.8S / 85.2E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 160 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 290 NM IN THE SOUTHERN 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 18 UTC: 24.5S / 84.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/02/13 AT 06 UTC: 24.0S / 82.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ALTHOUGH ASSOCIATED THUNDERY ACTIVITY HAS DISAPPEARED, LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION REMAINS WELL DEFINED. HONDO IS EXPECTED PROGRESSIVELY TO RECURVE WESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT, STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED TO THIS RESIDUAL VORTEX COULD REACH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS UP TO TAU 72.