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WTIO24 FMEE 210600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 037/09 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 21/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 9 (FAVIO) 930 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.1S / 38.9E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN 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 18 UTC: 23.3S / 37.5E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2007/02/22 AT 06 UTC: 22.2S / 35.9E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "FAVIO" KEEPS ON TRACKING MAINLY NORTHWESTWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT THE MOZAMBIQUE COASTLINE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS BETWEEN VILANKULO AND BEIRA BEFORE THE LANDFALL.