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WTIO20 FMEE 081800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/05 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 5 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.3S / 70.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 350 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY 30 KT IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/09 AT 06 UTC: 15.3S / 68.2E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/01/09 AT 18 UTC: 16.1S / 66.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM SHOWS A BROAD CIRCULATION AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERY ACTIVITY EXTENDS FAR FROM THE CENTRE, UP TO 300 NM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY REGULARLY, TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS, AND THEN SOUTHWARDS BEYOND 24H.