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WTIO22 FMEE 210600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 015/03 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 935 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.5S / 51.5E (NINE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 15 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 18 UTC: 9.7S / 49.7E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2006/12/22 AT 06 UTC: 10.3S / 48.7E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "BONDO" KEEPS ON TRACKING MAINLY WESTWARDS, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. THIS IS A SMALL SIZE SYSTEM, STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTORS.