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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 04/03/2025
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 034/11 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HONDE) 985 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 30.0 S / 49.2 E
(THIRTY    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY NINE    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 90 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CERLCE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 40
NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 300 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 85
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 185 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 385 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 405 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/03/05 AT 00 UTC:
31.8 S / 49.0 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 260 NM SE: 340 NM SW: 230 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 215 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2025/03/05 AT 12 UTC:
34.4 S / 49.2 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 290 NM SE: 335 NM SW: 215 NM NW: 140 NM
34 KT NE: 150 NM SE: 215 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 75 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 30 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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