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WTIO20 FMEE 250000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/09 (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: WEDNESDAY 25/02/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 9 (EX-HINA) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.4S / 71.4E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO BETWEEN 300 NM AND 450 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT WITHIN A PERIPHERAL BAND. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 320 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/25 AT 12 UTC: 23.5S / 69.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/02/26 AT 00 UTC: 25.8S / 67.1E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM SHOULD INCURVE PROGRESSIVELY SOUTHWESTWARD THEN SOUTHWARDS WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICATIVE RE-INTENSIFICATION EXPECTED DUE TO UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.