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WTIO22 FMEE 250000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/03 (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: MONDAY 25/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BONDO) 960 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.2S / 47.5E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHERN 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 12 UTC: 15.4S / 46.9E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2006/12/26 AT 00 UTC: 16.5S / 46.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "BONDO" IS NOW TRACKING SOUTHWARDS ; ITS PROXIMITY TO THE MALGASY COASTLINE TENDS TO DISORGANIZE THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY. "BONDO" IS ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS NEAR MAHAJONGA.