WTIO24 FMEE 290619 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 29/01/2025 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/6 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 29/01/2025 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ELVIS) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.1 S / 42.7 E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 115 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 145 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 275 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/01/29 AT 18 UTC: 25.5 S / 43.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 225 NM NW: 90 NM 34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2025/01/30 AT 06 UTC: 25.9 S / 43.8 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 90 NM 34 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 35 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=