Direction Interrégionale de LA REUNION
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WTIO22 FMEE 251800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/10 (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: SUNDAY 25/02/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GAMEDE) 935 HPA POSITION: 18.5S / 53.9E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/26 AT 06 UTC: 19.0S / 53.6E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2007/02/26 AT 18 UTC: 19.4S / 53.2E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: GAMEDE HAS A VERY BROAD CIRCULATION, AND EXTENSION OF THE STRONG WINDS IS IMPORTANT. RADAR OF LA REUNION IMAGERY SHOWS AN 50 TO 60 KM DIAMETER EYE. GAMEDE HAS PERFORMED A LITTLE LOOP, AND SEEMS NOW TRACK SOUTH SOUTHWESTWRADS. FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, GAMEDE SHOULD TRACK GENERALLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.