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WTIO20 FMEE 100000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/10 (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: TUESDAY 10/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.5S / 88.2E (NINETEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY EIGHT DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/10 AT 12 UTC: 20.0S / 87.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/03/11 AT 00 UTC: 20.1S / 85.9E, 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 IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITHIN A RATHER UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONEMENT. FOR THE NEXT HOURS, THE SYSTEME SHOULD TRACK TOWARDS THE WESTERN SECTOR, UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE BUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.