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WTIO20 FMEE 081800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/13 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.0S / 86.1E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT, LOCALLY REACHING 35 KT, AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 185 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 06 UTC: 14.1S / 84.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 18 UTC: 15.4S / 82.1E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.