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WTIO20 FMEE 091200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/03/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/10 (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: MONDAY 09/03/2009 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.6S / 85.7E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 550 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/10 AT 00 UTC: 19.6S / 85.9E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/03/10 AT 12 UTC: 20.2S / 85.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER IS EXPOSED ON THE NORTH-WESTERN EDGE OF THE CONVECTION. THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY DURING THE LAST 12 HOURS THANKS TO BETTER UPPER LEVELS CONDITIONS . ITS INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO STABILIZE DURING THE NEXT 24H. FIRST, ITS TRACK IS SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AND RAPIDLY, DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE AND TRACK WESTWARD .