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WTIO22 FMEE 070600 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/12 (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 07/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JOKWE) 980 HPA POSITION: 14.6S / 43.6E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STROM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/07 AT 18 UTC: 15.0S / 42.0E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/08 AT 06 UTC: 15.5S / 40.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS SMALL SYSTEM REACTS VERY QUICKLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND UNDERGOES RAPID VARIATIONS OF INTENSITY. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND THEN SOUTHWARDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOZAMBIQUE COASTLINE. MSLP IS HIGHER THAN USUAL FOR THIS INTENSITY STAGE.