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WTIO24 FMEE 040000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 036/08 (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: SATURDAY 04/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (BOLOETSE) 946 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.2S / 42.4E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 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 12 UTC: 24.7S / 43.7E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2006/02/05 AT 00 UTC: 26.4S / 45.0E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BOLOETSE KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR. HEAVY RAINFALL AND VERY STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MOROMBE TO TULEAR AND TO FORT-DAUPHIN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WITH VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN COASTLINE. THEN, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WHEN TRACKING SOUTH OF 25S.