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WTIO20 FMEE 191800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/12/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/04 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 19/12/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CINDA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.9S / 64.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: 5QUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/12/20 AT 06 UTC: 14.5S / 62.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/12/20 AT 18 UTC: 15.0S / 61.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CINDA HAS BEGUN TO RECURVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS AS IT UNDERGOES THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES STEERING FLOW. THE SYSTEM HAS TEMPORARILY STOPPED TO WEAKEN, AS CONVECTION HAS REBUILT NEAR THE CENTER IN THE SOUTH. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FURTHER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.