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WTIO20 FMEE 190600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/02 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 19/10/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 999 HPA POSITION: 10.4S / 65.6E (TEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CERCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR, AND UP TO 450 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25/30KT AND ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTER LOCALLY REACHING 35KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS FAR FROM THE CENTER WITHIN A BELT LOCATED BETWEEN 100NM AND 250NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/10/19 AT 18 UTC: 11.5S / 64.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2008/10/20 AT 06 UTC: 12.4S / 62.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTRE SEEMS TO BE CLOSER TO THE THUNDERY ACTIVITY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRLE MAINLY. THEY HAVE BEEN CALIBRATED ACCORDING TO SATELLITE DATA. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS AND INTENSIFY SLOWLY.