WTIO20 FMEE 170000 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/11/2024 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/3 (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: SUNDAY 17/11/2024 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 959 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.6 S / 71.0 E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 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 12 UTC: 16.5 S / 69.9 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 85 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 24H, VALID 2024/11/18 AT 00 UTC: 17.2 S / 69.1 E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 90 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=