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WTIO20 FMEE 080600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 3/1 (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: WEDNESDAY 08/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 1 1007 HPA POSITION: 14.0S / 70.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXITS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. 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 18 UTC: 14.1S / 69.2E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2008/10/09 AT 06 UTC: 14.8S / 68.0E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AFTER SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS, SYSTEM SHOULD GO ON DIDDIPATING AS IT TRACKS WESTSOUTHWESTWARDS 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. lAST WARNING ABOUT THIE SYSTEM.