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WTIO20 FMEE 171800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 17/10/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/02 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 7.2S / 68.4E (SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 230 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 360 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND ALSO LOCALLY BETWEEN 250 NM AND 500 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/10/18 AT 06 UTC: 8.1S / 67.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/10/18 AT 18 UTC: 9.2S / 66.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 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.