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WTIO22 FMEE 141800 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 031/11 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 14/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 980 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1S / 57.6E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WHEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. STROM FORCE WINDS 50/55KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS WHITHIN 30NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/15 AT 06 UTC: 14.9S / 55.9E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/02/15 AT 18 UTC: 15.6S / 54.6E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: NO MAJOR CHANGE IN THE FORECAST.