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WTIO20 FMEE 091800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/11 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.6S / 63.8E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXIST WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING TO 80 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI CIRCLE AND IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 06 UTC: 15.6S / 64.2E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 18 UTC: 15.6S / 64.6E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: VERY POOR EVOLUTION IN ITS MOTION AND INTENSITY IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.