WTIO24 FMEE 150030 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 029/12 (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: SATURDAY 15/03/2025 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JUDE) 982 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.5 S / 43.6 E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/15 AT 12 UTC: 25.0 S / 46.4 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 310 NM SW: 340 NM NW: 60 NM 34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/16 AT 00 UTC: 25.2 S / 50.1 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 350 NM SW: 360 NM NW: 150 NM 34 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 170 NM NW: 100 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 45 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=