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WTIO24 FMEE 081800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/12 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 08/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (JOKWE) 960 HPA POSITION: 16.3S / 39.9E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 260 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHERN AND THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTORS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STROM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 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 2008/03/09 AT 06 UTC: 17.7S / 38.7E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 18 UTC: 18.9S / 38.2E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: JOKWE IS TRACKING ALONG THE MOZAMBIQUE COASTLINE SINCE A FEW HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, THEN SOUTHWARDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE TO RE-INTENSIFICATION. MSLP IS HIGHER THAN USUAL FOR THIS INTENSITY STAGE