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WTIO24 FMEE 020600 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 029/08 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 02/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.6S / 38.6E (NINETEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/02 AT 18 UTC: 20.0S / 38.8E, MAX WIND = 60 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/02/03 AT 06 UTC: 20.4S / 39.0E, MAX WIND = 70 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BOLOETSE SEEMS TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS SLOWLY. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SYSTEM REMAINS FAVOURABLE AND THE DEEPENING COULD GO ON OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.