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WTIO20 FMEE 111200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/11 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 11/02/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (IVAN) 970 HPA POSITION: 14.3S / 65.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/65 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 00 UTC: 14.2S / 65.4E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/12 AT 12 UTC: 14.1S / 65.1E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS INTESIFYING PROGRESSIVELY, AN EYE IS NOW CONSOLIDATING ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. IVAN IS EXPECTED TO GOING ON TRACK VERY SLOWLY GLOBALLY NORTHEASTWARDS DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.