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WTIO20 FMEE 301200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 30/01/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/07 (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: TUESDAY 30/01/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 978 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.2S / 65.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/31 AT 00 UTC: 13.7S / 65.2E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/01/31 AT 12 UTC: 14.2S / 64.7E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND TRACKS SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON DEEPENING AND TO TRACK RATHER SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS.