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WTIO24 FMEE 200600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/06 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ERIC) 997 HPA POSITION: 22.8S / 49.1E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 16 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHEASTERN AND EASTERN SECTOR.S. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDS UP TO 50 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/20 AT 18 UTC: 24.5S / 48.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 06 UTC: 27.2S / 49.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE RESIDUAL LOW OF ERIC WILL BE EXPELLED TOWARDS THE SUBTROPICAL DOMAIN AT INCREASING SPEED WHILE RECURVING SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARD BEYOND 24H RANGE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE SETTLED TO THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM.