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WTIO24 FMEE 030000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/01/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/05 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 03/01/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 5 (CLOVIS) 976 HPA POSITION: 20.5S / 48.9E (TWENTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/03 AT 12 UTC: 20.7S / 48.0E, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2007/01/04 AT 00 UTC: 21.5S / 47.2E, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE INTENSITY OF THE SEVERE TROPICAL STORM "CLOVIS" SEEMS STABILIZED, CONVECTION ORGANISES INTO CDO PATTERN. THE SYSTEM HAS CLEARLY TRACKED MORE WESTWARDS, AND IS GOING TO LAND ON THE MALAGASY COAST IN THE NEXT HOURS SOUTH TO MAHANORO.