Direction Interrégionale de LA REUNION
B.P.4    97491 Ste Clotilde Cedex
Téléphone                02.62.92.11.00
Fax exploitation      02.62.92.11.48
Fax direction           02.62.92.11.47

WTIO22 FMEE 201800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/03 (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: WEDNESDAY 20/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 940 HPA POSITION: 10.0S / 53.1E (TEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/21 AT 06 UTC: 9.7S / 51.2E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/21 AT 18 UTC: 10.2S / 49.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE "BONDO" SHOWS A LIGHT WEAKENING. IT KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY WESTWARDS AND SHOULD CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A VERY SMALL SIZE SYSTEM WITH STRONGEST WINDS VERY CLOSE TO THE CENTER AND SOUTHWARDS.