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WTIO24 FMEE 030600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 020/05 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 03/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 5 (CLOVIS) 985 HPA POSITION: 20.5S / 48.7E (TWENTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/03 AT 18 UTC: 21.0S / 47.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2007/01/04 AT 06 UTC: 21.6S / 47.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CLOVIS IS MAKING LANDFALL NORTH OF MANANJARY. IT SHOULD RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVER LAND AND DIZOGANIZE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.