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WTIO24 FMEE 200000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 032/09 (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: TUESDAY 20/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 9 (FAVIO) 955 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.8S / 43.7E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HIRRICAN FORCE WINDS 65/80KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL 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 12 UTC: 25.3S / 41.8E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 00 UTC: 24.7S / 39.9E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED INTENSIFYING WITHIN THE PAST 6 HOURS. FAVIO IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS TOWARDS THE AFRICAN COASTLINE AND THEN TO RECURVE NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS ALONG THE MOZAMBICAN COASTLINE, WITH A LANDFALL FORECASTED BETWEEN INHAMBANE AND BEIRA ON THURSDAY.