WTIO24 FMEE 011814 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 01/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/11 (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: SATURDAY 01/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 977 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 27.1 S / 45.7 E (TWENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 140 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 205 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/02 AT 06 UTC: 27.4 S / 46.0 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 155 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 120 NM 34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 65 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/02 AT 18 UTC: 27.5 S / 46.1 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 185 NM NW: 105 NM 34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=