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WTIO20 FMEE 100600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/05 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 10/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5 (DONGO) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.8S / 66.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 470 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT NEAR THE CENTER AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANTS AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/10 AT 18 UTC: 19.3S / 66.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/01/11 AT 06 UTC: 21.4S / 67.7E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER HAS BEEN RELOCATED MORE NORTHWESTWARDS THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ANALYSED. IT HOWEVER KEEPS ON SLOWLY TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS BUT IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE SOUTHWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT HOURS. THE CIRCULATION IS STILL VERY WIDE AND THE ASSOCIATED DISTURBED WEATHER EXTENDS FAR AWAY FROM THE CENTER ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY REGULARLY ON ITS SOUTH TO SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARD TRACK.