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WTIO20 FMEE 170600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 17/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/02 (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: FRIDAY 17/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 6.3S / 68.4E (SIX DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. BROAD CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25/30 KT AROUND THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY 30/35 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/10/17 AT 18 UTC: 7.0S / 68.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/10/18 AT 06 UTC: 7.8S / 67.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THUNDERLY ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM IS SOUTHWESTERN AWAY FROM THE ESTIMATED CENTRE DUE A PERSISTANT EAST-NORTH-EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ALLOW A RATHER SLOW INTENSIFICATION.