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WTIO22 FMEE 280600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 032/10 (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: WEDNESDAY 28/02/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GAMEDE) 965 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.9S / 51.5E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 13 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 400 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 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 18 UTC: 25.7S / 51.1E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/03/01 AT 06 UTC: 27.2S / 50.5E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, "GAMEDE" ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY ALONG ITS SOUTHWARDS TRACK. WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, IT IS EXPETCED TO HEAD FOR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND TO TRACK AWAY FROM MASCARENES ISLANDS. "GAMEDE" PRESENTS A VERY BROAD CIRCULATION, THE STRONG WINDS EXTENSION IS IMPORTANT. AN INTENSIFICATION IS FORSEEN WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS.