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WTIO22 FMEE 041800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/04/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/12 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 04/04/2009 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.7S / 55.2E (TWELVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 230 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. THE SYSTEM GENERATES ALSO PERIPHERAL RAINY-THUNDERY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY NORTH OF MALAGASY STRETCHING ALONG 8S/46 - 9S/51E AXIS AND ALSO ON THE NORTHERN REGION OF MADAGASCAR. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER REACHING VERY LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/05 AT 06 UTC: 13.7S / 53.9E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/05 AT 18 UTC: 14.7S / 52.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, INTENSIFYING REGULARELY. STRONGESTS WINDS EXTEND IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.