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WTIO20 FMEE 021800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/08 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 02/02/2009 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 8 1000 HPA POSITION: 16.3S / 66.4E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 400 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR . CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS REACHING LOCALLY 30 KT IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/03 AT 06 UTC: 17.1S / 64.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/02/03 AT 18 UTC: 17.6S / 62.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULATION IS IN THE EAST OF CONVECTION. ENVIRONNEMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE TOMORROW. SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS STILL EXPECTED.