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WTIO20 FMEE 071200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/10/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/01 (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: TUESDAY 07/10/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 1 1007 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.2S / 72.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXITS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 470 NM IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 05/15 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING 20 KT TO LOCALLY 25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/10/08 AT 00 UTC: 13.7S / 70.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/10/08 AT 12 UTC: 14.7S / 68.6E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AFTER SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS, SYSTEM SHOULD MAINTAIN WEAK INTENSITY AS IT TRACKS WESTSOUTHWESTWARDS OR SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE STILL LOCALISED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND REMAINS WEAK (05/10 KT) IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. AT THIS STAGE OF INTENSITY , SYSTEM DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.