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WTIO20 FMEE 180000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/04 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 18/12/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CINDA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.3S / 66.9E (ELEVEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: 5QUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR AND UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/12/18 AT 12 UTC: 12.8S / 66.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 13.4S / 65.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS REACHED MODERATE TROPICAL STORM STATUS DURING THE NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN NAMED 'CINDA' BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES OF MAURITIUS AT 00H00 UTC. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FURTHER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SYSTEM APPEARS LIMTED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING FROM TODAY.