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WTIO22 FMEE 231800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/14 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14 (EX-LOLA) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.7S / 56.4E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT LOCALLY REACHING 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER. ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/24 AT 06 UTC: 16.6S / 55.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/03/24 AT 18 UTC: 16.6S / 55.0E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RECENT SATELLITE DATA CONFIRM THE SYSTEM IS VERY ASYMMETRIC, WITH WINDS REACHING THE NEAR GALE FORCE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO GRADIANT EFFECT.