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WTIO24 FMEE 250000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/11 (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: WEDNESDAY 25/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IZILDA) 991 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.1S / 42.2E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 40KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEA WITHIN 30NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEA WITHIN 60MN RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/25 AT 12 UTC: 23.6S / 42.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/03/26 AT 00 UTC: 23.8S / 42.4E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM IZILDA IS TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD. DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS, CONVECTION HAS CONCENTRATED AUROUND THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WICH IS STILL INTENSIFYING. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN GOOD FOR AN INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM. IZILDA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND TO STAY WEST OF MALAGASY COASTLINES, AND TO RECURVE REALLY NORTHWESTWARD BEYOND.