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WTIO22 FMEE 130600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/12 (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 13/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (INDLALA) 965 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.9S / 54.7E (TWELVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/13 AT 18 UTC: 13.0S / 53.3E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 06 UTC: 13.6S / 52.1E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "INDLALA" KEEPS ON INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY WITHIN A RATHER FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE MAXIMUM WINDS EXTENSION IS IMPORTANT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROIPCAL HIGH. "INDLALA" IS EXPECTED TO HEAD FOR SOUTHWEST WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS, AND THEN TO SKIRT THE NORTHEASTERN MALGASY COASTLINE.