WTIO24 FMEE 021759 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 02/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 027/11 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 984 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 27.0 S / 46.5 E (TWENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/03 AT 06 UTC: 27.4 S / 46.8 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 175 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 45 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/03 AT 18 UTC: 28.3 S / 47.0 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 215 NM SW: 205 NM NW: 100 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 125 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=