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WTIO22 FMEE 100000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/08 (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: SATURDAY 10/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 8 (ENOK) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.8S / 58.8E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 210 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/10 AT 12 UTC: 17.0S / 60.9E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2007/02/11 AT 00 UTC: 19.1S / 62.4E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ENOK HAS INTENSIFYED QUICKLY SINCE THE RECENT PAST HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON INTENSIFYING WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND TO CURVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS AND THEN SOUTHEASTWARDS.