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WTIO24 FMEE 030000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 032/08 (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: FRIDAY 03/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (BOLOETSE) 966 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.2S / 39.2E (TWENTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY NINE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTHERN SECTORS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70KT 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 12 UTC: 21.2S / 39.9E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2006/02/04 AT 00 UTC: 22.3S / 40.8E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DURING LAST HOURS, THE SYSTEM HAS VERY SLOWLY MOVED, AND AS NOT INTENSIFYED, WITH A BANDING EYE WHICH HARDLY CONSOLIDATES. BOLOETSE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVOURABLE AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER AS IT STARTS TO TRACK AND ACCELERATE SOUTHEASTWARDS.