WTIO24 FMEE 271823 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 015/11 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 973 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.3 S / 42.6 E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 300 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 370 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 95 NM IN THE NORTH-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 135 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 165 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 175 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 285 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/02/28 AT 06 UTC: 25.8 S / 43.7 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 190 NM SE: 235 NM SW: 215 NM NW: 190 NM 34 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 100 NM 48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 24H, VALID 2025/02/28 AT 18 UTC: 26.0 S / 44.3 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 275 NM SW: 260 NM NW: 165 NM 34 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 155 NM NW: 90 NM 48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 65 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=