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WTIO20 FMEE 081800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/11 (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: FRIDAY 08/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.1S / 63.1E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXIST WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/09 AT 06 UTC: 16.0S / 63.0E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/09 AT 18 UTC: 15.9S / 62.9E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RATHER STRONG INCERTITUDE EXISTS ON FURTHER TRACK EVOLUTION.