WTIO24 FMEE 261839
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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 26/02/2025
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 011/11 (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).

STORM WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 26/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 975 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.9 S / 39.8 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
THIRTY NINE    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 360 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 110 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 135 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 135
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE
NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 375 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/02/27 AT 06 UTC:
24.5 S / 41.1 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 265 NM SE: 195 NM SW: 195 NM NW: 175 NM
34 KT NE: 125 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 105 NM
48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2025/02/27 AT 18 UTC:
25.1 S / 42.4 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 225 NM SE: 210 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 160 NM
34 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 90 NM
48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 45 NM
64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 35 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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