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WTIO22 FMEE 271200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 029/10 (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: TUESDAY 27/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GAMEDE) 950 HPA POSITION: 20.3S / 52.8E (TWENTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 350MN FROM THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 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 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER , EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/28 AT 00 UTC: 21.8S / 52.5E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/28 AT 12 UTC: 23.2S / 51.9E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: GAMEDE HAS GLOBALLY TRACKED SOUTHWARDS DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS, IN TRANSIT WEST OF REUNION ISLAND. IT SHOULD THEN TRACK SOUTHSOUTHWESTWARDS MOVING AWAY FROM MASCARENES ISLANDS. GAMEDE PRESENTS A VERY BROAD CIRCULATION, THE STRONG WINDS EXTENSION IS IMPORTANT. THE SYSTEM HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARDS OVER THE LAST HOURS. THE ACTUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BE TEMPORARY AND GAMEDE SHOULD RE-INTENSIFY BEYOND THE NEXT 24 HOURS.