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WTIO22 FMEE 041800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 1/12 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 04/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 12 1003 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.7S / 54.5E (ELEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 25/30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/05 AT 06 UTC: 12.2S / 52.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/03/05 AT 18 UTC: 12.8S / 49.7E, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.