WTIO20 FMEE 160613 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/11/2024 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 016/3 (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 HECTOPASCAL (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 16/11/2024 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 978 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.1 S / 73.1 E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 250 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2024/11/16 AT 18 UTC: 15.2 S / 71.8 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 75 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2024/11/17 AT 06 UTC: 16.2 S / 70.4 E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 80 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 40 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=