WTIO24 FMEE 020018
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 02/03/2025
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 024/11 (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: SUNDAY 02/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 981 HPA
POSITION: 27.2 S / 45.9 E
(TWENTY SEVEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY FIVE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 3 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 75 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 120
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 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 12 UTC:
27.4 S / 46.4 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 145 NM SE: 125 NM SW: 190 NM NW: 120 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 65 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2025/03/03 AT 00 UTC:
27.7 S / 46.9 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 155 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 200 NM NW: 110 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 60 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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