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WTIO22 FMEE 070000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 020/11 (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: TUESDAY 07/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.5S / 53.4E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STROM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/07 AT 12 UTC: 24.4S / 53.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. 24H, VALID 2006/03/08 AT 00 UTC: 25.4S / 54.5E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "DIWA" HAS VEERED SOUTHEASTWARDS AND INTENSIFYIED IN A FAVORBALE ENVIRONMENT. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARDS AND THEN TO ACCELERATE DURING EVACUATING BEYOND 48 HOURS.