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WTIO22 FMEE 100000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 24/12 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 10/04/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 (EX-JADE) 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.1S / 50.9E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT . NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND LOCALLY REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/04/10 AT 12 UTC: 24.1S / 52.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2009/04/11 AT 00 UTC: 26.0S / 54.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-JADE IS TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IN THE SOUTH MOVING EASTWARD AND A TROUGH APPROACHING IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND TO ACCELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY ON AND AFTER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DEEP CONVECTION PERSISTS SOUTHEAST OF THE LLCC DUE TO A CONVERGENCE AXIS IN THE LOW LEVELS. IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN PROGRESSIVLY. STRONGER WINDS EXIST AT MORE THAN 30MN FROM THE LLCC AND EXTEND UP FAR FROM THE LLCC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND TO INCREASE BEYOND WHEN THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A MID LATITUDES TROUGH.