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WTIO20 FMEE 201800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/11/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/03 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 20/11/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 (EX-BERNARD) 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.2S / 89.2E (TEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 21 KT THREAT AREAS: LOCAL SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WHITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/11/21 AT 06 UTC: 9.6S / 92.2E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/11/21 AT 18 UTC: 9.0S / 94.3E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS SPECTACULARLY WEAKENED. IT KEEPS ON TRACKING EASTWARDS VERY QUICKLY AND SHOULD CROSS THE LIMIT OF OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (90E) DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EXTENSION OF STRONGER WINDS HAVE BEEN CALIBRATED THANKS TO SATELLITE DATA.