WTIO20 FMEE 180008 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/11/2024 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/3 (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: MONDAY 18/11/2024 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 953 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.1 S / 69.6 E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 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 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 70 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 75 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 105 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 125 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2024/11/18 AT 12 UTC: 17.7 S / 68.7 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 125 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 75 NM 34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 45 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2024/11/19 AT 00 UTC: 18.0 S / 67.6 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 50 NM 34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 0 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 0 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=