WTIO24 FMEE 010609 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 01/03/2025 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/11 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 01/03/2025 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HONDE) 977 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.8 S / 45.1 E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 140 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 270 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 105 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/01 AT 18 UTC: 27.1 S / 45.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 190 NM NW: 120 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 60 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/02 AT 06 UTC: 27.3 S / 45.9 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 130 NM 34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 70 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=