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WTIO20 FMEE 021800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/07 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 942 HPA POSITION: 18.1S / 67.9E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING VERY LOCALLY UP TO 350 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 70 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 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/03 AT 06 UTC: 19.0S / 67.6E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2007/02/03 AT 18 UTC: 19.9S / 67.1E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA HAS OBVIOUSLY REINTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS AND SHOWS ON THE IMAGERY A PAATERN THAT JUSTIFIES THE STATE OF INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE. DORA HOULD KEEP ON GENERALLY TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS, AND SLOWLY WEAKEN.