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WTIO22 FMEE 150000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 032/11 (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: FRIDAY 15/02/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.8S / 56.4E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 9 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 50/60KT AND HIGH SEAS WHITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/15 AT 12 UTC: 15.6S / 54.8E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/16 AT 00 UTC: 16.1S / 53.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: IVAN IS INTENSIFYING AND SHOULD REACH TROPICAL CYCLONE STAGE LATER TODAY.