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WTIO24 FMEE 270000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/11 (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: FRIDAY 27/03/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IZILDA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.6S / 41.4E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/27 AT 12 UTC: 23.0S / 40.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/03/28 AT 00 UTC: 22.4S / 39.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: IZILDA KEEPS ON WEAKENONG WITHIN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. THE SYSTEME TRACKS WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.