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WTIO24 FMEE 241800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/03/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/11 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 24/03/2009 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IZILDA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.4S / 41.9E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS FRON THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEA 60NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEA 80MN RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/25 AT 06 UTC: 22.9S / 42.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/03/25 AT 18 UTC: 23.5S / 42.7E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RECENT ANIMATED IMAGERY DEPICTS THE BEGINING OF A CURVED BAND SYSTEM, SHOWING THAT THE SYSTEM IS INTENSIFYING. THE CENTER IS TRACKING SOUTH-EASTWARD . ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE TO INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH-EASTWARD WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.