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WTIO22 FMEE 210000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/03 (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: THURSDAY 21/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 940 HPA POSITION: 9.7S / 52.2E (NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE WESTERN 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 12 UTC: 9.4S / 50.6E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/22 AT 00 UTC: 10.0S / 49.7E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BONDO KEEPS ON TRACKING WESTNORTHWESTWARDS BUT SHOULD CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A SMALL SIZE WITH STRONGEST WINDS VERY CLOSE TO THE CENTER AND SOUTHWARDS.