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WTIO22 FMEE 211800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 038/10 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 21/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-HONDO) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.2S / 59.9E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS FRON THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/22 AT 06 UTC: 18.7S / 59.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/22 AT 18 UTC: 19.5S / 58.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-HONDO IS QUASI-STATIONNARY ABOUT 10 HOURS AGO. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK AGAIN SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES WITHIN THE NIGHT. IT COULD INTENSIFY GRADUALLY BUT INTENSITY FORECASTING REMAINS DELICATE.