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WTIO20 FMEE 091200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/10 (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: SATURDAY 09/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (HONDO) 925 HPA POSITION: 17.4S / 85.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/105 KT AND 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 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 00 UTC: 18.6S / 86.3E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 12 UTC: 20.4S / 86.0E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: HONDO TRACKS REGULARY SOUTHEASTWARDS. IT SHOULD CURVE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS DUNRING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WEAKENING OVER SEAS WHOSE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 26 CELSIUS DEGREES AND IN A LESS FAVORANLE ENVIRONMENT.