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WTIO22 FMEE 120600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/13 (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: WEDNESDAY 12/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 (KAMBA) 986 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.1S / 79.6E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 650 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/12 AT 18 UTC: 26.6S / 80.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2008/03/13 AT 06 UTC: 28.0S / 79.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY OVER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE COOLER AND COOLER, UNDERGOING ALSO AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WINDSHEAR, WHICH DISORGANIZES AND PUSHSES THUNDERSTORM CONVECTIVE ACTIVUTY SOUTHEASTARDS. STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. IT SHOULD BECOME EXTRATROPICAL WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, WITH A NON-SYMETRIC STRUCTURE.11