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WTIO20 FMEE 100600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/13 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (KAMBA) 965 HPA POSITION: 16.8S / 78.8E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: LOCALLY SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 MN NORTHWARDS AND SOUTHWARDS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS NEAR THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, AND UP TO 120 MN IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/10 AT 18 UTC: 18.9S / 77.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 06 UTC: 21.1S / 76.8E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: KAMBA IS AT THE MINIMAL STAGE OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING SOUTHWESWARDS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF A STRONG MIDLEVEL RIDGE. THE ACTUAL CONDITAIONS FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION SHOULDN'T LAST LONG TIME AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD RAPIDLY WEAKEN ON AND BEYOND NEXT NIGHT. MSLP IS RATHER LOW GOR SUCH AN INTENSITY.