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WTIO20 FMEE 021200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/07 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 955 HPA POSITION: 17.8S / 68.0E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO MORE THAN 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 120 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 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/03 AT 00 UTC: 18.4S / 67.9E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/03 AT 12 UTC: 19.3S / 67.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF LIGHT WEAKENING, WITH A BIG RAGGED EYE. IT HAS STERED TO CURVE SOUTHWARDS, AND SHOULD THEN TRACK MORE SOUTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN SLOWLY.