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WTIO20 FMEE 030000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/08 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 03/02/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.5S / 65.9E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR . NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, REACHING LOCALLY 35 KT IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/03 AT 12 UTC: 17.1S / 64.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/02/04 AT 00 UTC: 17.5S / 62.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULATION IS IN THE EAST OF CONVECTION. ENVIRONNEMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FAVORABLE. SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS STILL EXPECTED.