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WTIO20 FMEE 090000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/11 (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: SATURDAY 09/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 975 HPA POSITION: 15.9S / 63.0E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 1 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXIST WITHIN 150 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 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/09 AT 12 UTC: 15.9S / 62.9E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 00 UTC: 15.8S / 62.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RATHER STRONG UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON FORECAST TRACK.