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WTIO20 FMEE 190600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/11/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/03 (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 19/11/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 3 999 HPA POSITION: 9.4S / 78.4E (NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, REACHING VERY LOCALLY 30 KT IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SECTORS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/11/19 AT 18 UTC: 9.8S / 81.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/11/20 AT 06 UTC: 10.0S / 84.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM HAS ORGANIZED OVER LAST NIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS QUASI-SATIONARY, BUT SHOULD TRACK EASTWARDS AND INTENSIFY REGULARLY WITHIN A RATHER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.