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WTIO20 FMEE 231800 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/09 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (HINA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.5S / 77.8E (NINETEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 270 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SECTOR WITHIN A CONVERGENCE LINE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 320 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 20.5S / 76.2E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 18 UTC: 21.4S / 73.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.