WTIO24 FMEE 291811 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 29/01/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/6 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ELVIS) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.2 S / 42.7 E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 95 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 245 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 275 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/01/30 AT 06 UTC: 25.6 S / 43.2 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 210 NM SW: 210 NM NW: 60 NM 34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2025/01/30 AT 18 UTC: 27.1 S / 44.9 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM 48 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 0 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=