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WTIO22 FMEE 220000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/03 (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: FRIDAY 22/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 970 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.2S / 50.3E (TEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE MAINLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO MORE THAN 250 NM IN THE PERIPHERIC BANDS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 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. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/22 AT 12 UTC: 10.9S / 49.6E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/12/23 AT 00 UTC: 11.7S / 48.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CENTER IS EXPOSED, SOUTHEAST OF MAIN DEEP THUNDERY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THE SYSTEM HAS SLOWN DOWN AND IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING, AS IT TRACKS MORE TOWARDS NORTH OF MADAGASCAR.