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WTIO20 FMEE 061800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/10 (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: WEDNESDAY 06/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (HONDO) 934 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.4S / 82.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/07 AT 06 UTC: 14.7S / 82.5E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2008/02/07 AT 18 UTC: 15.0S / 83.0E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS ENTERING AGAIN INTO A NEW PHASIS OF QUICK INTENSIFICATION. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON REMAINING ON THIS SLOW SOUTHEASTWARDS TRACK. INTENSIFICATION SHOULD GO ON WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND HONDO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN BEYOND 48 TO 60 HOURS ON COOLER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES.