WTIO24 FMEE 270021 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/02/2025 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 012/11 (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: THURSDAY 27/02/2025 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 977 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.2 S / 40.4 E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 400 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 85 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 165 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 145 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 175 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 270 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/02/27 AT 12 UTC: 24.8 S / 41.7 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 220 NM SE: 180 NM SW: 225 NM NW: 195 NM 34 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 115 NM 48 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 24H, VALID 2025/02/28 AT 00 UTC: 25.2 S / 42.7 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 200 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 235 NM NW: 195 NM 34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 115 NM 48 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 55 NM 64 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=