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WTIO24 FMEE 251200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 032/03 (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: MONDAY 25/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONDO) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.2S / 46.4E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 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 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/26 AT 00 UTC: 16.7S / 45.1E, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2006/12/26 AT 12 UTC: 18.8S / 43.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS QUICKLY WEAKENING DUE TO LAND INTERACTION, AND SHOULD MAKE A LANDFALL IN THE VICINITY OF MAHAJUNGA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IT IS FORECASTED TO BE BACK OVER WATER BETWEEN BESALAMPY AND MORONDAVA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. DESPITE LANDFALLING, NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS STILL SHOULD BLOW ALONG WESTERN MALAGASY WESTERN COASTS BETWEEN 15S AND 18S.