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WTIO20 FMEE 151200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/04 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 15/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 4 1003 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.4S / 69.8E (NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS, LOCALLY REACHING 25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS UP TO 260 NM FROM THE CENTER, IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/12/16 AT 00 UTC: 9.9S / 68.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/12/16 AT 12 UTC: 10.2S / 66.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CONVECTION HAS PERSITED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS BUT THIS SYSTEM ORGANIZES VERY SLOWLY. IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT 72 HOURS. AT THIS STAGE, THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.