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WTIO24 FMEE 081800 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/04/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/12 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JADE) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.0S / 49.3E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 400 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER MAINLY IUN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CERCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/09 AT 06 UTC: 22.5S / 49.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/04/09 AT 18 UTC: 23.7S / 49.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS ALMOST STATIONNARY DURING THE LAST HOURS. THE NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR HAS CLEARLY INCREASED DURING THE LAST HOURS, CONVECTION IS SWEPT IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CIRCULATION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GO ON WEAKENING UNDERGOING THIS STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS, THEN EVACUATE WITH THE NEXT TROUGH UP TO TAU 48.