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WTIO24 FMEE 271200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/03/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/11 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 11 (EX-IZILDA) 1003 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.1S / 41.1E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 140 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 SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT BY GRADIENT EFFECT. ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/03/28 AT 00 UTC: 22.6S / 39.6E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, FILLING UP. 24H, VALID 2009/03/28 AT 12 UTC: 22.2S / 38.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: LOCALLY GALE FORCE WINDS SHOULD MAINTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.