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WTIO20 FMEE 200600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/12/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/04 (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: SATURDAY 20/12/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CINDA) 992 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.8S / 62.9E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE AND 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 18 UTC: 14.8S / 61.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/12/21 AT 06 UTC: 15.6S / 60.2E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS BEEN RELOCATED A LITTLE BIT NORTHWARDS WITH THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY. IT HAS CURVED WESTWARDS AND SHOULD KEEP GALE FORCE WINDS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BEYOND THAT TIME, THERE IS A STRONGER THAN USUAL UNCERTAINTY FOR BOTH TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FURTHER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.