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WTIO24 FMEE 270000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/08 (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: SUNDAY 27/01/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 8 (FAME) 982 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.1S / 44.4E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT 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 NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT MAINLY. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/27 AT 12 UTC: 16.2S / 44.5E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/01/28 AT 00 UTC: 17.5S / 44.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: INTENSIFICATION HAS SLOW DOWN IN THE LATEST HOURS, DUE TO THE SO LONG STATIONNARY POSITION . FAME IS NOW TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS AND SHOULD MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE AREA OF CAP SAINT ANDRE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME POTENTIAL THAT THE SYSTEM COULD REACH TROPICAL CYCLONE STAGE BEFORE LANDFALL.