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WTIO20 FMEE 251200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/11 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HUMBA) 960 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.1S / 78.2E (TWENTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75KT 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 2007/02/26 AT 00 UTC: 21.7S / 77.4E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/02/26 AT 12 UTC: 23.2S / 77.1E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "HUMBA" SLIGHTLY INTENSIFIED LAST NIGHT. BUT DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THIS SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS A LESS FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT. "HUMBA" IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY SOUTHWARDS, WEAKENING GRADUALLY.