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WTIO24 FMEE 080600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/04/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/12 (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: WEDNESDAY 08/04/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.9S / 49.0E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM 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 100 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/08 AT 18 UTC: 22.6S / 48.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/04/09 AT 06 UTC: 23.2S / 47.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ON A GENERAL SOUTHWARDS TRACK AND SHOULD CONTINUE SOUTHWESTWARD AT 5KT. JADE IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ANY MORE. ON THIS TRACK, SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE A THIRD LANDFALL TONIGHT WITHIN THE AREA OF FARAFANGANA .