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WTIO24 FMEE 201200 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/01/2009 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/07 (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 20/01/2009 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FANELE) 927 HPA POSITION: 20.2S / 42.6E (TWENTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT, AND UP TO 330 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WITHIN PERIPHERAL BANDS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 00 UTC: 20.6S / 43.5E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROP. CYCL.. 24H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 12 UTC: 22.2S / 44.9E, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS NOW TRACKING NORTHEASTWARDS. IT IS NOW BEGINING TO TRACK EASTWARDS THEN EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS DEEPENING THANKS TO CONDITIONS REMAINING FAVORABLE. IT COULD MAKE LANDFALL AT THE END OF THE NIGHT ON THE WESTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR (IN THE MORONDAVE/MOROMBE AREA).