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WTIO24 FMEE 270600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/03/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/11 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 27/03/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 11 (EX-IZILDA) 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.4S / 41.8E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION WITH 20/25 KT WINDS REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT UP TO 80 NM FROM THE CENTER IN TE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE BY GRADIENT EFFECT. ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/27 AT 18 UTC: 22.9S / 40.7E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2009/03/28 AT 06 UTC: 22.4S / 39.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, FILLING UP. OTHER INFORMATIONS: POSITION OF THE LLCC HAS BEEN RELOCATED NORTHEASTWARDS (COMPARE TO 00Z FIX) ACCORDING TO FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY. IZILDA IS NOW AT WEAK STAGE AND SHOULD KEEP ON WEAKENING WITHIN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. LOCALLY GALE FORCE WINDS SHOULD MAINTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.