WTIO24 FMEE 260624
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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 26/02/2025
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 009/11 (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 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 985 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.4 S / 38.8 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND
THIRTY EIGHT    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 190 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 280 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CERCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 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 18 UTC:
24.2 S / 39.9 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 230 NM SE: 180 NM SW: 220 NM NW: 170 NM
34 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 110 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 105 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2025/02/27 AT 06 UTC:
24.7 S / 41.0 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 220 NM SE: 170 NM SW: 170 NM NW: 185 NM
34 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 115 NM
48 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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