WTIO24 FMEE 151218 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/01/2025 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 035/5 (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: WEDNESDAY 15/01/2025 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 5 (DIKELEDI) 967 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.7 S / 41.7 E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 21 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 25 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 210 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/01/16 AT 00 UTC: 27.0 S / 43.4 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 200 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 120 NM 34 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 15 NM NW: 15 NM 24H, VALID 2025/01/16 AT 12 UTC: 30.1 S / 46.7 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 200 NM SE: 110 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 115 NM 34 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 65 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 20 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=