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WTIO20 FMEE 121200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/13 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 12/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: FILLING DEPRESSION 13 (EX-KAMBA) 1002 HPA POSITION: 25.6S / 80.3E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS BETWEEN 120 NM AND 650 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25/30 KT NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30/35 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS FAR FROM THE CENTER UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/13 AT 00 UTC: 26.9S / 80.0E, FILLING UP. 24H, VALID 2008/03/13 AT 12 UTC: 28.2S / 79.5E, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED 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 ARE FORCATED TO EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, REACHING 30/35 KT. IT IS THE LAST WARNING ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION.