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WTIO20 FMEE 031200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 026/07 (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: SATURDAY 03/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 930 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.8S / 67.2E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIECLE AND WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO BETWEEN 300 AND 400 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 260 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/04 AT 00 UTC: 19.4S / 66.3E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2007/02/04 AT 12 UTC: 20.1S / 65.4E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA HAS INTENSIFIED SINCE 0600UTC. SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON GENERALLY TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS, AND VERY SLOWLY WEAKEN.