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WTIO20 FMEE 080000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/10 (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: FRIDAY 08/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (HONDO) 915 HPA POSITION: 15.1S / 83.2E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/115 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, EXTENDAING UP TO 40 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/08 AT 12 UTC: 15.4S / 83.8E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2008/02/09 AT 00 UTC: 16.0S / 84.3E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: HONDO SEEMS HAVING REACH ITS MAXIMUM OF INTENSITY YESTERDAY, HOWEVER IT ALWAYS SHOWS A WELL DEFINED EYE, BUT CONVECTION IS LESS COLD. HONDO HAS A RATHER SMALL SIZE AND SHOULD QUICKLY REACT TO ANY MODIFICATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS TRACKED SLOWLY EASTWARDS DURING THE VERY LAST HOURS, BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESTART SOON SOUTHEASTWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 NEXT HOURS THEN SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARDS AGAIN AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING.