WTIO20 FMEE 050002 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 05/02/2025 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/8 (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: WEDNESDAY 05/02/2025 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (VINCE) 978 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.6 S / 86.9 E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 70 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE WEST SEMI-CIRCLE. 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 12 UTC: 19.2 S / 84.8 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 150 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 60 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/02/06 AT 00 UTC: 19.6 S / 82.9 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 75 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.=