WTIO20 FMEE 171801 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/05/2023 AT 1800 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: WEDNESDAY 17/05/2023 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (FABIEN) 983 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.0 S / 73.0 E (NINE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2023/05/18 AT 06 UTC: 9.5 S / 71.7 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 80 NM 34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 24H, VALID 2023/05/18 AT 18 UTC: 9.7 S / 70.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 75 NM 34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 50 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=