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WTIO20 FMEE 091800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/05 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 09/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5 (DONGO) 993 HPA POSITION: 18.0S / 67.8E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT NEAR THE CENTER AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP LOCALLLY TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/10 AT 06 UTC: 19.4S / 67.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/01/10 AT 18 UTC: 20.8S / 68.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SYSTEM HAS BEGAN TO STRENGTHEN AS IT HAS RECURVED TOWARDS THE SOUTH. THE CIRCULATION IS STILL VERY WIDE AND THE ASSOCIATED DISTURBED WEATHER EXTENDS FAR AWAY FROM THE CENTER ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY REGULARLY ON ITS SOUTH TO SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARD TRACK.