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WTIO20 FMEE 020600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/07 (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: FRIDAY 02/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 947 HPA POSITION: 17.6S / 68.2E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/85 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 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 18 UTC: 18.4S / 68.3E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/03 AT 06 UTC: 19.1S / 68.2E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA STILL TRACKS GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS UP TO TAU 24 AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.