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WTIO24 FMEE 221800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 043/09 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 22/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (FAVIO) POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.7S / 34.4E (TWENTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY FOUR DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-NORTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 06 UTC: 18.8S / 33.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 17.3S / 33.2E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "FAVIO" MADE LANDFALL SLGHTLY NORTH OF VILANCULOS CITY, THE SYSTEM IS NOW BEING DISORGANIZED BY THIS LANDING. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS ; VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL AFFECT THE VICINITY OF BEIRA AND THE SOFALA PROVINCE FOR ANOTHER 12 TO 24 HOURS.