WTIO20 FMEE 281214 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 28/12/2025 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/5 (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: SUNDAY 28/12/2025 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 5 (GRANT) 978 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.0 S / 84.5 E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/12/29 AT 00 UTC: 13.5 S / 82.4 E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 50 NM 34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 20 NM 64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 15 NM 24H, VALID 2025/12/29 AT 12 UTC: 13.9 S / 80.2 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 50 NM 34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 20 NM 64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 15 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=