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WTIO24 FMEE 171800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 17/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 043/11 (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: SUNDAY 17/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 11 (EX-IVAN) POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3S / 47.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN 16S AND 20S ALONG THE EASTERN MALAGASY COAST AND UP TO 60 NM FROM THE COASTLINE, REACHING LOCALLY GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/18 AT 06 UTC: 18.3S / 45.8E, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2008/02/18 AT 18 UTC: 19.3S / 44.5E, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE RESIDUAL VORTEX CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARDS OVERLAND, AND SHOULD THEN TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS. THE SYSTEM COULD ENTER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL BEYOND 24 HOURS IF IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY FILL UP OVER MADAGASCAR.