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WTIO22 FMEE 221200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 020/03 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 22/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONDO) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.5S / 49.7E (TEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE , EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO MORE THAN 250 NM IN THE PERIPHERIC BANDS. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 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 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/23 AT 00 UTC: 11.1S / 49.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/12/23 AT 12 UTC: 11.9S / 48.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: UNDERGOING MORE FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, BONDO MAKES A BREAK IN ITS WEAKENING. THE SYSTEM HAS SLOW DOWN AND IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND THEN COULD RE-INTENSIFY BEYOND.