WTIO20 FMEE 041801
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 04/02/2025
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 002/8 (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: TUESDAY 04/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (VINCE) 976 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.4 S / 88.0 E
(EIGHTEEN    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND
EIGHTY EIGHT    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 130 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE
NORTH-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 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 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 60 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 75 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 60
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 145 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/02/05 AT 06 UTC:
19.0 S / 85.6 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 90 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2025/02/05 AT 18 UTC:
19.5 S / 83.7 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 95 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 60 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
NIL.=