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WTIO24 FMEE 261200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/03/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/11 (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: THURSDAY 26/03/2009 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IZILDA) 993 HPA POSITION: 23.8S / 42.3E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/27 AT 00 UTC: 23.6S / 41.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/03/27 AT 12 UTC: 23.3S / 40.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: IZILDA HAS GREATLY WEAKENED WITHIN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THE SYSTEME TRACKS WESTWARDS UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.