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WTIO24 FMEE 101800 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 025/12 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 10/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (JOKWE) 947 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.9S / 40.5E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: 15SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE HURRICANE 65/85 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 65 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 06 UTC: 23.1S / 40.8E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 18 UTC: 24.3S / 40.4E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: TRACK IS TAKEN A LITTLE MORE SOUTHEASTWARDS COMPONENT OVER THE LATEST HOURS.