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WTIO20 FMEE 090000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/13 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 09/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 85.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 MN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 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 12 UTC: 14.5S / 82.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/10 AT 00 UTC: 15.8S / 80.9E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.