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WTIO20 FMEE 130000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 024/11 (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: WEDNESDAY 13/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.2S / 62.9E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE WESTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN QUADRANTS STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/13 AT 12 UTC: 14.1S / 61.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/14 AT 00 UTC: 14.1S / 60.5E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS TRACKED SLOWLY GLOBALLY WESTWARDS OVER THE LAST HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WESTWARDS SLOWLY AND ACCELERATING BEYOND, AND INTENSIFYING PROGRESSIVELY. BEYOND 24 TO 36 HOURS, IVAN IS FORECASTED TO RECURVE PROGRESSIVELY SOUTHWESTWARDS.