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WTIO22 FMEE 050600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/04/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/12 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 05/04/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 995 HPA POSITION: 13.4S / 52.7E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 220 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. 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 18 UTC: 15.0S / 51.1E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/06 AT 06 UTC: 16.3S / 50.3E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CENTRE RELOCATED 60 NM IN THE WEST-NORTH-WEST. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND GET CLOSER TO THE EASTERN MALAGASY COASTS. INTENSIFICATION SHOULD CONTINUE WITHIN THE NEXT HOURS, AND THEN BEEN HAMPERED BY THE VICINITY OF MADAGASCAR. STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.