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WTIO24 FMEE 201800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/07 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FANELE) 927 HPA POSITION: 20.4S / 43.1E (TWENTY DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT, AND UP TO 230 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WITHIN THE OUTER 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. 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 06 UTC: 21.6S / 44.2E, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2009/01/21 AT 18 UTC: 23.1S / 46.5E, OVERLAND. OTHER INFORMATIONS: FANELE HAS TRACKED EASTWARDS OVER THE LAST HOURS, AND GETS CLOSER TO THE WESTERN MALAGASY COAST. THE LANDFALL IS FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN BELO AND MOROMBE WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 8 HOURS. FANELE KEEPS ON BENEFICIATE FROM VERY FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY.