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WTIO20 FMEE 111200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/13 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (KAMBA) 960 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.6S / 78.1E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY EIGHT DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 16 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM FROM TEH CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/12 AT 00 UTC: 25.7S / 77.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2008/03/12 AT 12 UTC: 27.5S / 77.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS WEAKENING PROGRESSIVELY OVER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE COOLER AND COOLER AND ALSO UNDERGOING AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WINDSHEAR. STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.