WTIO20 FMEE 260611 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 26/03/2022 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/10 (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 26/03/2022 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (HALIMA) 967 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.2 S / 73.8 E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE EASTERN 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 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2022/03/26 AT 18 UTC: 18.4 S / 74.8 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 125 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 80 NM 34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 30 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 20 NM 24H, VALID 2022/03/27 AT 06 UTC: 20.1 S / 76.0 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 85 NM 34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 60 NM 48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=