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WTIO20 FMEE 181200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/04 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 18/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CINDA) 985 HPA POSITION: 12.9S / 66.8E (TWELVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: 5QUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 13.9S / 66.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/12/19 AT 12 UTC: 14.8S / 64.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CINDA SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAKENING ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY, AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS START TO DETERIORATE. THE SYSTEM TRACKS SOUTHWARDS, BUT SHOULD TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS SHORTLY AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FURTHER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.