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WTIO20 FMEE 011800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/07 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 01/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 955 HPA POSITION: 16.1S / 68.3E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/02 AT 06 UTC: 17.3S / 68.5E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/02 AT 18 UTC: 18.0S / 68.3E, MAX WIND = 80 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 UP TO TAU 24 AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.