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WTIO20 FMEE 250000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/11 (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 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HUMBA) 966 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.4S / 79.4E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65KT 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 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/02/25 AT 12 UTC: 19.9S / 78.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/26 AT 00 UTC: 21.4S / 77.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: HUMBA HAS INTENSIFYED TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE MINIMAL STAGE. IT IS EXEPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT SHOULD REMAIN FAVOURABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS. HUMBA SHOULD WEAKEN BEYOND.