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WTIO24 FMEE 201200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 034/09 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 9 (FAVIO) 935 HPA POSITION: 25.2S / 41.8E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT 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 2007/02/21 AT 00 UTC: 24.6S / 39.7E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 12 UTC: 24.2S / 37.8E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: FAVIO KEEPS ON INTENSIFYING WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A SMALL SIZE SYSTEM. FAVIO IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS OVER THE NEXT 24 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.