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WTIO24 FMEE 141200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 040/12 (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: FRIDAY 14/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JOKWE) 994 HPA POSITION: 25.1S / 40.1E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND 60 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 95 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, 160 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT, AND 115 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/15 AT 00 UTC: 25.0S / 39.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/03/15 AT 12 UTC: 25.3S / 39.6E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: JOKWE IS WEAKENING AND SHOULD REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT BY SUNDAY.