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WTIO20 FMEE 071200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/11 (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: THURSDAY 07/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 990 HPA POSITION: 13.9S / 61.3E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXIST WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 25/30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT, 100 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND 140 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/08 AT 00 UTC: 14.6S / 63.0E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/08 AT 12 UTC: 15.7S / 64.2E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN NAMED AT 0700z. IVAN SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE GLOBALLY SOUTHEASTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND KEEP ON INTENSIFYING WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.