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WTIO22 FMEE 191800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/03 (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: TUESDAY 19/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 925 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.7S / 57.4E (TEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 230 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/105 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/20 AT 06 UTC: 10.7S / 55.3E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2006/12/20 AT 18 UTC: 10.8S / 53.3E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE "BONDO" HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFYED DURING LAST NIGHT AND TODAY MORNING. IT REMAINS WITHIN A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY WESTWARDS, KEEPING ON INTENSIFYING LIGHTLY. THIS SYSTEM IS CONCENTRATED SO THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE VERY CLOSED TO THE CENTER.