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WTIO24 FMEE 190000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/01/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/06 (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: MONDAY 19/01/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ERIC) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.5S / 49.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/19 AT 12 UTC: 19.5S / 48.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/01/20 AT 00 UTC: 21.7S / 48.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS STRENGHEN DURING THE NIGHT AND HAS REACHED THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM STATUS. IT SHOULD MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE TAMATAVE/FENERIVE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOURS.