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WTIO22 FMEE 261200 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/08 (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: SATURDAY 26/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 8 (FAME) 982 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1S / 44.7E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 170 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 290 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANTS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. STROM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WHITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/27 AT 00 UTC: 14.4S / 44.8E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/01/27 AT 12 UTC: 15.3S / 45.1E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: FAME SHOULD GO ON INTENSIFYING AND TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS, AS SOON AS IT WILL HAVE START TO MOVE AGAIN.