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WTIO20 FMEE 090600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/05 (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: FRIDAY 09/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 5 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.3S / 68.7E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 400 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 550 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN 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 18 UTC: 16.7S / 68.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/01/10 AT 06 UTC: 17.7S / 68.1E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS BEEN RELOCALISED MORE SOUTHEASTWARDS THIS SYSTEM SHOWS A BROAD CIRCULATION AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERY ACTIVITY EXTENDS FAR FROM THE ESTIMATED CENTRE, UP TO 400 NM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY REGULARLY, AND SHOULD TRACK MORE SOUTHWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.