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WTIO20 FMEE 231200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/09 (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: MONDAY 23/02/2009 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (HINA) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.5S / 77.9E (NINETEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHERN DEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 00 UTC: 20.5S / 76.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 12 UTC: 20.8S / 75.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. WITH UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM IS PROGRESSIVLY WEAKENING. ITS GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS TRACK IS EXPECTED TOMORROW TO RECURVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS.