WTIO20 FMEE 181822
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/11/2024
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 026/3 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 (BHEKI) 976 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.7 S / 68.4 E
(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY EIGHT    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 40 NM IN
THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 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 50 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 105 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 65
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2024/11/19 AT 06 UTC:
18.3 S / 66.5 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 0 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 0 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 0 NM

24H, VALID 2024/11/19 AT 18 UTC:
18.8 S / 64.0 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, FILLING UP
28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 185 NM SW: 170 NM NW: 0 NM
34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 110 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 0 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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