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WTIO22 FMEE 230600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 044/10 (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: SATURDAY 23/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-HONDO) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.0S / 56.6E (TWENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE WITH LOCALLY 35KT WINDS IN THIS SECTOR. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 21.4S / 54.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 23.4S / 52.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-HONDO REMAINS A SMALL SIZE SYSTEM REACTING QUICKLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT. CONVECTION HAS REBUILT DURING THE NIGHT AND HAS TRACKED MORE WESTWARDS AS IT ACCELERATING. LOCALLIZE 35 KT WINDS MAY EXIST IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE BY GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.