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WTIO20 FMEE 101200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 026/10 (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: SUNDAY 10/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (HONDO) 955 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.8S / 86.5E (TWENTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 125 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/11 AT 00 UTC: 21.9S / 85.8E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/11 AT 12 UTC: 22.9S / 84.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND TRACKING ON A MORE POLEWARDS TRACK TOWARDS A TROUGH SHIFTING IN ITS SOUTH. HONDO IS EXPECTED PROGRESSIVELY TO RECURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.