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WTIO22 FMEE 231800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 025/03 (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: SATURDAY 23/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONDO) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.8S / 48.7E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE , EXTENDING UP TO 230 NM IN THE WESTERN SECTOR. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 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, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 280 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/24 AT 06 UTC: 12.4S / 48.0E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/24 AT 18 UTC: 13.3S / 47.2E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: INTENSIFICATION GOES ON WITH A BUILDING EYE , BONDO COULD BE UPGRADED BACK TO TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BONDO TRACKS GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED TO CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE. UNDERGOING FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY IF IT DOESN'T MAKE LANFALL OR IF IS NOT TO CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE.