WTIO24 FMEE 281230 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 28/02/2025 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/11 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 28/02/2025 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HONDE) 979 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.4 S / 44.3 E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 115 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 165 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 210 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 335 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/01 AT 00 UTC: 26.6 S / 44.8 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 215 NM SW: 280 NM NW: 175 NM 34 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 80 NM 48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/01 AT 12 UTC: 27.1 S / 45.2 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 180 NM SE: 195 NM SW: 245 NM NW: 170 NM 34 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 125 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 75 NM 48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 65 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=