WTIO24 FMEE 281814 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 28/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/11 (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: FRIDAY 28/02/2025 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HONDE) 979 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.6 S / 44.7 E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 155 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 165 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 215 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/01 AT 06 UTC: 26.9 S / 45.2 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 215 NM SW: 265 NM NW: 130 NM 34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 65 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 25 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/01 AT 18 UTC: 27.1 S / 45.7 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 165 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 245 NM NW: 130 NM 34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 125 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 65 NM 48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 25 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL.=