WTIO20 FMEE 081810 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 08/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/8 (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: SATURDAY 08/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8 (VINCE) 942 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.5 S / 71.5 E (TWENTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 140 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 95 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/02/09 AT 06 UTC: 20.7 S / 70.1 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 220 NM SW: 190 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 65 NM 48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 45 NM 64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 24H, VALID 2025/02/09 AT 18 UTC: 21.5 S / 69.1 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 235 NM SW: 185 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 40 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 35 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=