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WTIO22 FMEE 050000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/12 (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: WEDNESDAY 05/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 12 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.8S / 52.8E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 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 25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 90 NM FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/05 AT 12 UTC: 12.6S / 50.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/03/06 AT 00 UTC: 13.1S / 48.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES AND TO ITS RAPID MOTION.