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WTIO20 FMEE 041800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 031/07 (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: SUNDAY 04/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (DORA) 968 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.1S / 66.6E (NINETEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: STATIONARY 0 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO WITHIN PERIPHERICS CONVECTIVE BANDS EXISTING IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT BETWEEN 250 NM AND 600 NM FROM THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/05 AT 06 UTC: 19.4S / 65.7E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/05 AT 18 UTC: 19.9S / 64.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA IS ALMOST-STATIONNARY SINCE ABOUT 24 HOURS, WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON OF ITS ACTUAL WEAKENING, IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY WEST SOUTHWESTWARDS WEAKENING.