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WTIO22 FMEE 211200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/04 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 21/12/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 4 (EX-CINDA) 1003 HPA POSITION: UNDETERMINED AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: UNDETERMINED THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS BETWEEN 14S AND 17S FROM 57E TO 60E, BETWEEN 14S AND 19S FROM 60E TO 62E AND BETWEEN 15S AND 21S BETWEEN 62E AND 69E. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15KT BETWEEN 13S AND 18S FROM 57E TO 64E LOCALLY REACHING 20/25KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/12/22 AT 00 UTC: . 24H, VALID 2008/12/22 AT 12 UTC: . OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM INTENSITY DO NOT ALLOW TO LOCALISE A LOW LEVEL CENTER ANYMORE. THUNDERY CLUSTERS ARE EXPECT TO CONCERN RODRIGUES ISLAND WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. MAURITIUS SHOULD PROBABLY BE CONCERN ON AND AFTER MONDAY AND LA REUNION ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY. A RE-INTENSIFICATION IS AT THIS NOT TIME NOT EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND ONLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THIS IS THE FINAL ADVISORY ABOUT THIS SYSTEM EXCEPT RE-INTENSIFICATION. ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY REMAINS HOWEVER CLOSELY MONITORED ON THE DAYLY ADVISORIES FQIO25 FMEE AT 0400Z AND AWIO20(FRENCH VERSION) AND AWIO21( ENGLISH VERSION) AT 1200Z.