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WTIO20 FMEE 291200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/09 (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 29/01/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 9 (GULA) 950 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.8S / 61.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. HURRICANE WINDS 65/85 KT AND HIGH SEAS TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 00 UTC: 15.7S / 60.5E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/01/30 AT 12 UTC: 17.6S / 59.3E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: OVERALL PRESENTATION OF GULA HAS A LITTLE BIT DETRIORATED IN THE LATEST FEW HOURS (LIKELY DUE TO COLLER SST INDUCES BY THE SYSTEM). IT SHOULD CURVE SOUTHSOUTHWESTWARDS TONIGHT AND ACCELARING PROGRESSIVELY. IT COULD GAIN INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE STAGE AS IT MOVES FASTER