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WTIO22 FMEE 230000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/14 (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: SUNDAY 23/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14 (EX-LOLA) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.9S / 57.9E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. DEPRESSIONARY CIRCULATION 20/25 KT REACHING 30 KT TO LOCALLY 35 KT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM FROM THE CENTER. ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/23 AT 12 UTC: 15.8S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/03/24 AT 00 UTC: 15.6S / 56.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: WITHOUT RELIABLE DATA DURING THE NIGHT, THERE IS A LOWER ACCURACY IN THIS FIX. SYSTEM REMAINS ILL-DEFINED