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WTIO20 FMEE 230600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2009 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/09 (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: MONDAY 23/02/2009 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (HINA) 982 HPA POSITION: 18.7S / 77.7E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE EASTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORMWINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2009/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 19.2S / 76.7E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2009/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 19.7S / 75.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LESS FAVORABLE. THE SYSTEM SEEMS CLOSE TO ITS MAXIMUM OF INTENSITY . THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING PROGRESSIVELY SOUTHWESTWARDS .