WTIO20 FMEE 051812 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 05/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/8 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (VINCE) 960 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.8 S / 83.9 E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER5 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND 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 40 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-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 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 105 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/02/06 AT 06 UTC: 19.1 S / 82.1 E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 100 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 60 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/02/06 AT 18 UTC: 19.5 S / 80.2 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 170 NM SW: 150 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=