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WTIO24 FMEE 040600
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 037/08 (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 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (BOLOETSE) 946 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.7S / 42.9E
(TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN 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 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2006/02/04 AT 18 UTC:
25.6S / 44.3E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL.
24H, VALID 2006/02/05 AT 06 UTC:
27.9S / 45.8E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP..

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
BOLOETSE KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR AND IS LOCATED AT THIS TIME WITHIN 100 KM WEST OF TULEAR WHERE 10MN WINDS UP TO 40KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70KT ARE OBSERVED AT 0500UTC .
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.