WTIO20 FMEE 171216
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/11/2024
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 021/3 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 943 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.4 S / 70.0 E
(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 130 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 250 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/105 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 60 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 85 NM
IN THE SOUTH-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 95 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 135 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2024/11/18 AT 00 UTC:
17.2 S / 69.3 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2024/11/18 AT 12 UTC:
17.8 S / 68.7 E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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