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WTIO20 FMEE 230000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/10 (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: FRIDAY 23/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GAMEDE) 968 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.5S / 62.3E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROPM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/23 AT 12 UTC: 15.9S / 60.3E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 00 UTC: 16.3S / 58.4E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "GAMEDE" IS INTENSIFYING VERY GRADUALLY, IT IS A VERY BROAD SYSTEM WITH IMPORTANT MAXIMUM WINDS EXTENSIONS. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT, "GAMEDE" IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY ALONG A WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS TRACK.