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WTIO20 FMEE 060600
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 037/07 (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: TUESDAY 06/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 987 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.1S / 64.9E
(TWENTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2007/02/06 AT 18 UTC:
20.8S / 64.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM.
24H, VALID 2007/02/07 AT 06 UTC:
21.2S / 64.1E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY LEADS TO A RELOCATION OF "DORA" CENTRE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, AND THEN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS WEAKENING GRADUALLY. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.