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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: 016/11 (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: MONDAY 11/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 978 HPA POSITION: 14.4S / 65.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/11 AT 12 UTC: 14.3S / 65.0E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 00 UTC: 14.3S / 64.8E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS INTESIFYING. IVAN IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE MORE WESTWARDSSOUTHWESTWARDS UNDERGOING THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES FAR IN ITS SOUTH. UNDERGOING FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, IT COULD GO ON INTENSIFYING PROGRESSIVELY.