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WTIO24 FMEE 090600 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 19/12 (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: SUNDAY 09/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JOKWE) 983 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.6S / 39.1E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY NINE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STROM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 18 UTC: 18.6S / 38.9E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2008/03/10 AT 06 UTC: 19.9S / 39.1E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONG WEAKENING DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF LAND. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWARDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE TO RE-INTENSIFICATION.