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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 03/03/2025
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 031/11 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 985 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 28.3 S / 47.7 E
(TWENTY EIGHT    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY SEVEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 6 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP
TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 40
NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 90
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 230 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 06 UTC:
29.5 S / 48.2 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 155 NM SE: 285 NM SW: 245 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 18 UTC:
31.0 S / 48.7 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 180 NM SE: 325 NM SW: 220 NM NW: 105 NM
34 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 190 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 30 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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