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WTIO22 FMEE 241800
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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 029/03 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 960 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5S / 47.5E
(THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE WESTERN 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 30 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 QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2006/12/25 AT 06 UTC:
14.6S / 46.7E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE.
24H, VALID 2006/12/25 AT 18 UTC:
15.5S / 46.0E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM "BONDO" KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS ALONG NORTHWESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE. THE MAXIMUM WIND EXTENSION IS RATHER SMALL, CYCLONINC CONDITIONS ARE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE EYEWALL, WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS AND TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS NEAR MAHAJONGA.