WTIO24 FMEE 040015
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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 04/03/2025
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 032/11 (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: TUESDAY 04/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 985 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 28.7 S / 48.0 E
(TWENTY EIGHT    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY EIGHT    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 5 KT

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

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 40
NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 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 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 165 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 140 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 310 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/03/04 AT 12 UTC:
30.1 S / 48.5 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 165 NM SE: 345 NM SW: 240 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2025/03/05 AT 00 UTC:
32.0 S / 48.7 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 225 NM SE: 305 NM SW: 200 NM NW: 105 NM
34 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 35 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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