WTIO24 FMEE 151218 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/03/2025 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 031/12 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 12 (JUDE) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.6 S / 46.1 E (TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 115 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/16 AT 00 UTC: 25.4 S / 49.9 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 335 NM NW: 130 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 70 NM 48 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/16 AT 12 UTC: 26.3 S / 53.8 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 400 NM SW: 385 NM NW: 115 NM 34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 255 NM SW: 240 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 30 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=