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WTIO20 FMEE 110600 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/03/2008 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/13 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (KAMBA) 935 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.0S / 78.1E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 14 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 MN IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/11 AT 18 UTC: 24.4S / 78.4E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/03/12 AT 06 UTC: 27.1S / 79.1E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS BECOMING TO WEAK PROGRESSIVELY OVER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE COOLER AND COOLER. STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.