WTIO24 FMEE 031217 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 03/03/2025 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/11 (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: MONDAY 03/03/2025 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 982 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 27.8 S / 47.5 E (TWENTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 180 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 95 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 00 UTC: 28.8 S / 48.0 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 145 NM SE: 210 NM SW: 200 NM NW: 110 NM 34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 12 UTC: 30.3 S / 48.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 295 NM SW: 200 NM NW: 105 NM 34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 180 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=