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WTIO24 FMEE 080000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/12 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 08/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.4S / 48.7E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM MAINLY IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CERCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM WITHIN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, 110 NM WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/08 AT 12 UTC: 22.3S / 48.2E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/09 AT 00 UTC: 22.9S / 47.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ON A GENERAL SOUTHWARDS TRACK (200°/ 7KT) AND SHOULD SLOWING DOWN TOMORROW AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TEMPORALY REBUILT SOUTH TO MADAGASCAR. ON THIS TRACK, SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE A THIRD LANDFALL THIS EVENING OR LATER TONIGHT WITHIN THE AREA BETWEEN MANANJARY AND FARAFANGANA OR STAY VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MADAGASCAR