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WTIO20 FMEE 101200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 10/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 015/13 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 10/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (KAMBA) 940 HPA POSITION: 18.2S / 78.5E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: LOCALLY SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 500 MN TO THE SOUTH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 35NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 55 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 MN IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 00 UTC: 19.7S / 78.1E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 12 UTC: 22.2S / 77.7E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: VERY RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING SOUTHSOUTHWESWARDS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF A STRONG MIDLEVEL RIDGE. IT SHOULD ENCOUNTER COOL WATERS WHICH WILL PARTICIPATE TO ITS WEAKENING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.