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WTIO20 FMEE 010600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/07 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 01/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 970 HPA POSITION: 14.9S / 67.2E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/01 AT 18 UTC: 16.0S / 67.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/02 AT 06 UTC: 16.8S / 68.0E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA HAS SLIGHTLY INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST HOURS AND STILL TRACKS GLOBALLY SOUTHEASTWARDS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS BEYOND 36 HOURS AND WEAKEN.