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WTIO22 FMEE 240000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 047/10 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 24/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 10 (EX-HONDO) 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.7S / 54.5E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/24 AT 12 UTC: 24.6S / 52.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/25 AT 00 UTC: 27.1S / 51.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, FILLING UP. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. STRONG SQUALLS ASSOCIATED TO THUNDERY CLOUDS ARE NORTHWARDS AWAY FROM THE CENTRE AS THE SYSTEM IS UNDERGOING A STRONG WINDSHEAR.