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WTIO24 FMEE 201200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/01/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/06 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ERIC) 997 HPA POSITION: 24.3S / 49.3E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 90 NM FROM THE CENTRE MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, LOCALLY UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT LOCALLY 40KT, AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDS UP TO 60 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 00 UTC: 26.7S / 49.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 12 UTC: 29.3S / 50.7E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, 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, AND THE OWN SPEED OF THE SYSTEM.