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WTIO20 FMEE 091800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/03/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/10 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.7S / 87.2E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/10 AT 06 UTC: 19.2S / 87.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/03/10 AT 18 UTC: 19.5S / 86.6E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER IS EXPOSED IN THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE THUNDERY ACTIVITY. THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED SLIGHTLY DURING THE LAST 12 HOURS THANKS TO BETTER UPPER LEVELS CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT LAST AND THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THE TRACK IS FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN AND BECOME SOUTHWARD -WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS- AND THEN BECOME WESTWARDS.