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WTIO20 FMEE 131800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 027/11 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.4S / 61.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/14 AT 06 UTC: 13.7S / 59.3E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/14 AT 18 UTC: 14.1S / 57.6E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: WIND EXTENSIONS HAS BEEN CALIBRATED THANKS TO SATELLITE DATA. BEYOND 36 HOURS, THE SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHWESWARDS AND KEEP ON INTENSIFYING.