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WTIO20 FMEE 201200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/11/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/03 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/11/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 3 (BONGWE) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.6S / 74.0E (ELEVEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXIST UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 15NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/11/21 AT 00 UTC: 12.1S / 72.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. 24H, VALID 2007/11/21 AT 12 UTC: 12.5S / 71.6E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "BONGWE" HAS WEAKEN TODAY DUE TO INTRUSION OF DRY AIR IN THE INNER-CORE. IT HAS TRACKED NEAR DUE WEST. "BONGWE" SHOULD KEEP ON MOVING LIKE THIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE SLOWING DOWN IN SPEED. AFTER A WEAKENING TREND, "BONGWE" SHOULD REGAIN A LITTLE BIT IN STRENGHT THEREAFTER.