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WTIO22 FMEE 150600 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 33/11 (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: FRIDAY 15/02/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (IVAN) 975 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.2S / 55.7E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 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 TO VERY 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 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 240 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT.. STRONG GUSTS UNEDR SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/15 AT 18 UTC: 15.6S / 54.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/16 AT 06 UTC: 15.9S / 53.3E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: IVAN IS INTENSIFYING AND SHOULD REACH TROPICAL CYCLONE STAGE LATER TODAY.