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WTIO20 FMEE 080000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/13 (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: SATURDAY 08/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2S / 87.4E (TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 260 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO BETWEEN 250 NM AND 450 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SECTOR WITHIN A PERIPHERAL CONVECTIVE BAND. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT , LOCALLY REACHIN GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 185 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/08 AT 12 UTC: 12.9S / 86.4E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 00 UTC: 13.8S / 85.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT LINKED TO STRONG CONVERGENCE IN THESE AREAS.