WTIO20 FMEE 161806
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/11/2024
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 018/3 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 963 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.1 S / 71.6 E
(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY ONE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 110 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 105
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 145 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 165 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2024/11/17 AT 06 UTC:
16.2 S / 70.2 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2024/11/17 AT 18 UTC:
16.9 S / 69.5 E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 85 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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