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WTIO22 FMEE 060000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/12 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 06/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JOKWE) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2S / 49.2E (TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND BETWEEN 270 NM AND 450 NM FROM THE CENTER TO THE SOUTH IN SOME THUNDERSTRORMY ULTRA-PERIFERIC BANDS. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/06 AT 12 UTC: 12.6S / 47.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/07 AT 00 UTC: 13.1S / 45.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS SLOW DOWN AND HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER THE NORTHERN TIP OF MADAGASCAR JUST BEFORE 22:00 UTC.