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WTIO24 FMEE 191800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 19/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 031/09 (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: MONDAY 19/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 9 (FAVIO) 960 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.4S / 44.7E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HIRRICAN FORCE WINDS 65/70KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 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 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/20 AT 06 UTC: 25.9S / 43.0E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/20 AT 18 UTC: 25.3S / 41.0E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS STILL SLOWLY INTENSIFYING. FAVIO SHOWS NOW A EYE PATTERN, WITH A WELL CONSILIDATED EYE WALL . IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. FAVIO IS NOW EXPECTED TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS MOZAMBICAN COASTLINE, WITH A LANDFALL FORECASTED ON THURSDAY.