WTIO20 FMEE 290024 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 29/12/2025 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/5 (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: MONDAY 29/12/2025 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 5 (GRANT) 951 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.4 S / 82.4 E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 15 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/12/29 AT 12 UTC: 13.8 S / 80.2 E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 55 NM 34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 40 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 15 NM 24H, VALID 2025/12/30 AT 00 UTC: 14.0 S / 78.1 E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 55 NM 34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 40 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=