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WTIO24 FMEE 191800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/06 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ERIC) 997 HPA POSITION: 20.2S / 49.0E (TWENTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND UP TO 250NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR.. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/20 AT 06 UTC: 22.2S / 49.1E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/01/20 AT 18 UTC: 25.1S / 49.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ERIC IS A SYSTEM WITH A VERY SMALL SIZE. THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH. WIND EXTENSION IS LARGER EASTWARDS DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES LOCATED IN THE EAST.