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WTIO20 FMEE 131200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 026/11 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.7S / 61.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 85 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE END UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/14 AT 00 UTC: 13.8S / 59.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/14 AT 12 UTC: 14.0S / 58.2E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS TRACKED WESTWARDS AT 8 KT DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INTENSIFICATION SHOULD RESTART