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WTIO20 FMEE 110000 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 11/01/2009 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/05 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 11/01/2009 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 5 (DONGO) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.7S / 68.3E (TWENTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR AND UP TO 600 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STORM WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH SEA WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER AND VERY ROUGH SEA EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEA WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/11 AT 12 UTC: 23.3S / 69.2E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/01/12 AT 00 UTC: 25.9S / 70.3E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DONGO IS STILL INTENSIFYING AND MOVE MORE RAPIDLY ON ITS SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARDS TRACK(155°/11KT). IT IS EXPECTED TO STAY ON THIS TRACK WITHIN THE NEXT FEWDAYS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE STILL FAVOURABLE TODAY FOR FURTHER INTENSIFICATION BEFORE BECOMING MORE HOSTILE SUNDAY NIGHT.