WTIO24 FMEE 030000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 03/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 028/11 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 03/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 989 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 27.1 S / 46.6 E (TWENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/03 AT 12 UTC: 27.8 S / 46.9 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 125 NM SE: 185 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 100 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 00 UTC: 28.8 S / 47.0 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 195 NM NW: 105 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=