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WTIO22 FMEE 220600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 040/10 (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: FRIDAY 22/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-HONDO) 998 HPA POSITION: 18.6S / 59.6E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/22 AT 18 UTC: 19.5S / 58.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/02/23 AT 06 UTC: 20.6S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-HONDO IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE SOUTHWESTWARDS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THIS IS A SMALL SIZE SYSTEM REACTING QUICKLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE INTENSITY FORECAST IS DELICATE AND UNDERGOES UNCERTAINTY. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.