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WTIO20 FMEE 051200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 034/07 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 05/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 985 HPA POSITION: 19.3S / 65.4E (NINETEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 75 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND ALSO WITHIN PERIPHERIC CONVECTIVE BANDS EXISTING IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT BETWEEN 400 NM AND 500 NM FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/06 AT 00 UTC: 19.7S / 64.5E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/02/06 AT 12 UTC: 20.3S / 63.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DORA HAS ACCELERATED OVER THE LAST HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS AND SHOULD KEEP ON GRADUALLY WEAKENING. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CICRCLE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.