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WTIO20 FMEE 250600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/10 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 25/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (CARINA) 976 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2S / 80.5E (TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/25 AT 18 UTC: 12.5S / 79.6E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. 24H, VALID 2006/02/26 AT 06 UTC: 12.9S / 79.2E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, CYCLONE TROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CARINA CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY IN A RATHER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON SLOWLY TRACKING SOUTHWARDS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDS FAR IN THE SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.