WTIO24 FMEE 300612 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 30/01/2026 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/9 (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: FRIDAY 30/01/2026 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (FYTIA) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.7 S / 42.7 E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2026/01/30 AT 18 UTC: 16.0 S / 44.0 E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 80 NM 34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 15 NM 24H, VALID 2026/01/31 AT 06 UTC: 16.8 S / 45.2 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 50 NM 34 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 30 NM 48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=