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WTIO22 FMEE 060000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/12 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 06/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.6S / 50.3E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 230 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 380 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO UP TO 320 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT WITHIN A PERIPHERAL BAND. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/06 AT 12 UTC: 16.5S / 49.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/07 AT 00 UTC: 17.6S / 49.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: JADE IS MAKING LANDFALL SOUTH OF ANTALAHA. IT KEEPS ON TRACKING CLOSE TO THE EASTERN MALAGASY COASTS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS , PROBABLY OVERLAND THEREFORE WEAKENING RAPIDLY. STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.