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WTIO20 FMEE 240600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/02/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/09 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 24/02/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 9 (EX-HINA) 1000 HPA POSITION: 20.0S / 75.7E (TWENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 230 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 570 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SECTOR WITHIN A CONVERGENCE LINE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT REACHING LOCALLY GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 330 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 18 UTC: 21.0S / 73.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/02/25 AT 06 UTC: 22.8S / 71.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON WEAKENING. IT STILL TRACKS WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD (CURRENT MOTION AND SPEED: 250°/09 KT) BEFORE TURNING REALLY SOUTHWESTWARD. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.