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WTIO22 FMEE 050000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/12 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 05/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.6S / 54.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 280 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/05 AT 12 UTC: 14.8S / 52.8E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/06 AT 00 UTC: 16.1S / 51.4E, 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.