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WTIO22 FMEE 230600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/07 (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: FRIDAY 23/01/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-FANELE) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 29.3S / 52.0E (TWENTY NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT TO LOCALLY 40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN AND THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN AND THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/23 AT 18 UTC: 30.9S / 53.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2009/01/24 AT 06 UTC: 32.4S / 55.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: WINDS ARE WEAK WITHIN A QUITE WIDE AREA (50 TO 60 NM DIAMETER) SURROUNDED BY A CROWN OF STRONG WINDS. WINDS ARE CALIBRATED THANKS TO RECENT SATELLITE DATA. THE STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE LLCC DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES AND IN THE EASTERN SECTOR DUE TO THE OWN MOTION OF THE SYSTEM.