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RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER : 14/11/20052006 1.A MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 2.A POSITION 2006/03/05 AT 1800 UTC : 21.7S / 53.8E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : 3.0/3.0 /S 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE : 993 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 40 KT 6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM): 30 KT NE: 350 SE: 700 SO: 350 NO: 120 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1006 HPA / 500 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP 1.B FORECASTS: 12H: 2006/03/06 06 UTC: 22.8S/53.7E, MAX WIND=040KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H: 2006/03/06 18 UTC: 24.1S/54.0E, MAX WIND=045KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 36H: 2006/03/07 06 UTC: 25.6S/54.3E, MAX WIND=050KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 48H: 2006/03/07 18 UTC: 27.0S/55.1E, MAX WIND=050KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 60H: 2006/03/08 06 UTC: 28.0S/55.8E, MAX WIND=045KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 72H: 2006/03/08 18 UTC: 29.2S/56.4E, MAX WIND=040KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM INTENSITY REMAINS MODERATE, MAXIMUM WINDS EXTEND RATHER FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE RIDGE IN THE SOUTHEAST. "DIWA" IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS A LITTLE TROUGH. IT IS EXPECTED INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY BEYOND 24 HOURS DUE TO BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, MAINLY AN HIGHER UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND A WEAKENING VERTICAL WINDSHEAR.