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WTIO22 FMEE 240600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 027/03 (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: SUNDAY 24/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 965 HPA POSITION: 12.7S / 48.0E (TWELVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE , EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/24 AT 18 UTC: 14.2S / 46.7E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/25 AT 06 UTC: 15.6S / 45.4E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM'S INTENSIFICATION GOES ON DESPITE IT IS VERY CLOSED TO MALAGASY COASTLINE. BONDO IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS. UNDERGOING FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT SHOULD TRACK NEAR MALAGASY COASTS, THEN MAKE LANDFALL NEAR MAJENGA.