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WTIO20 FMEE 071200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/13 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 07/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 997 HPA POSITION: 11.8S / 86.7E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/08 AT 00 UTC: 12.0S / 86.0E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/08 AT 12 UTC: 12.4S / 85.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE SUR TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.