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WTIO20 FMEE 110000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 028/10 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 11/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HONDO) 980 HPA POSITION: 22.4S / 85.9E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER ONLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/11 AT 12 UTC: 23.7S / 84.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 00 UTC: 24.0S / 84.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, FILLING UP. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND TRACKING ON A MORE POLEWARDS TRACK TOWARDS A TROUGH SHIFTING IN ITS SOUTH. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS WEAKENING AND IS EJECTED SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. HONDO IS EXPECTED PROGRESSIVELY TO RECURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES, WEAKENING OVER COOL SEA.