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WTIO22 FMEE 051200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/04/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/12 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 990 HPA POSITION: 13.8S / 51.9E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, 100 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND 130 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/06 AT 00 UTC: 15.2S / 50.8E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/06 AT 12 UTC: 17.1S / 49.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 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 SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.