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WTIO20 FMEE 100000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/11 (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: SUNDAY 10/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 984 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.4S / 64.0E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-NORTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXIST WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT 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 NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, 85 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND 110 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/10 AT 12 UTC: 15.3S / 64.4E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/11 AT 00 UTC: 15.3S / 64.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: VERY POOR EVOLUTION IN ITS MOTION AND INTENSITY IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.