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WTIO22 FMEE 150600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/12 (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: THURSDAY 15/03/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (INDLALA) 940 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.0S / 50.2E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/15 AT 18 UTC: 15.4S / 49.6E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/03/16 AT 06 UTC: 16.1S / 48.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: 4THE INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE "INDLALA" IS CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL OVER MASOALA PENINSULA, IN THE VICINITY OF ANTALAHA. HEAVY RAINFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS SHALL KEEP ON OVER NORTHERN MADAGASCAR. OVER WATER, THE MAXIMUM WINDS EXTENSION IS IMPORTANT SOUTHEAST OF "INDLALA" DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND 12 HOURS TO 18HOURS AND DISSIPATING OVERLAND WITHIN 48 HOURS.