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WTIO20 FMEE 080600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/05 (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: THURSDAY 08/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 5 1004 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.0S / 70.0E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY 25/30 KT IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/08 AT 18 UTC: 15.3S / 68.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/01/09 AT 06 UTC: 16.5S / 67.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ASSOCIATED CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPPED LAST NIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY REGULARY, TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS.