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WTIO22 FMEE 081200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/03/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 026/11 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 08/03/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 28.9S / 57.4E (TWENTY EIGHT DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STROM FORCE WINDS 50/55KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER., EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 40 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, WHERE 60KT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM 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 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/09 AT 00 UTC: 32.2S / 58.7E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2006/03/09 AT 12 UTC: 35.3S / 61.6E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DUE TO THE SHIFT OF SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST, THE SYSTEM IS ACCELERATING GLOBALLY SOUTHEASTWARDS. IT SHOULD EVACUATE AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL DURING NEXT NIGHT, AND KEEP STRONG WINDS, MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PART, DUE TO THE SPEED OF ITS OWN MOTION AND TO THE GRADIENT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.