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WTIO22 FMEE 231800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/10 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GAMEDE) 956 HPA POSITION: 16.7S / 58.7E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 220 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 17.4S / 56.8E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/24 AT 18 UTC: 17.9S / 55.0E, MAX WIND = 80 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.