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WTIO24 FMEE 021200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/08 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 02/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (BOLOETSE) 968 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.6S / 38.5E (NINETEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/03 AT 00 UTC: 20.0S / 38.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2006/02/03 AT 12 UTC: 20.2S / 39.1E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BOLOETSE INTENSIFIED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF ITS CURRENT POSITION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND THEN TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARDS. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SYSTEM REMAINS FAVOURABLE AND THE DEEPENING IS EXPECTED TO GO ON OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS.