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WTIO24 FMEE 031200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 034/08 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (BOLOETSE) 950 HPA POSITION: 21.4S / 40.7E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/85KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/04 AT 00 UTC: 22.6S / 41.7E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, CYCL. TROP. INTENSE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/04 AT 12 UTC: 24.0S / 42.9E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED WITH THE REBUILT OF THE EYE AT THE END OF THE LAST NIGTH, THE EYE IS STILL VISIBLE ON VISIBLE STAELLITE IMAGERY. BOLOETSE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVOURABLE AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT HOURS, THEN THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO WEAKEN UP TO 18 TO 24 HOURS RANGE. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARDS, ACCELERATING.