WTIO24 FMEE 260026
SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 26/02/2025
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 008/11 (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 26/02/2025 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 990 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.0 S / 38.4 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
THIRTY EIGHT    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 90
NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-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 125 NM IN THE
NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/02/26 AT 12 UTC:
23.9 S / 39.4 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 210 NM SE: 170 NM SW: 195 NM NW: 145 NM
34 KT NE: 125 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 90 NM

24H, VALID 2025/02/27 AT 00 UTC:
24.5 S / 40.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 220 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 190 NM NW: 190 NM
34 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 105 NM
48 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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