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WTIO20 FMEE 110000 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/13 (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: TUESDAY 11/03/2008 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (KAMBA) 934 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.8S / 78.2E (TWENTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 11 KT THREAT AREAS: LOCALLY SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 500 MN TO THE SOUTH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/96 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM 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 75 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 MN IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 155 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 12 UTC: 23.3S / 78.1E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/03/12 AT 00 UTC: 25.9S / 78.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: 30 KTWINDS EXTENSION ADJUSTED THANKS TO ASCAT PASS OF 1603Z.