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WTIO20 FMEE 061200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/10/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/01 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 06/10/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 1 1006 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.6S / 75.3E (TWELVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FIVE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXITS WITHIN 170 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 470 NM IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/10/07 AT 00 UTC: 13.6S / 73.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/10/07 AT 12 UTC: 13.9S / 71.6E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCALISED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. TOMORROW , A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT IN THE SOUTH OF THIS LOW STOPPING THE POLEWARD TRADE WINDS INFLOW, SYSTEM WILL ALSO PROBABLY WEAKEN. MSLP IS HIGHER THAN USUAL. AT THIS STAGE OF INTENSITY , SYSTEM DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.