WTIO20 FMEE 301820 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 30/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/14 (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: SUNDAY 30/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 14 (COURTNEY) 977 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.8 S / 87.9 E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 155 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/03/31 AT 06 UTC: 24.2 S / 88.3 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 150 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 100 NM 34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 110 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 60 NM 48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM 24H, VALID 2025/03/31 AT 18 UTC: 25.2 S / 88.8 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 150 NM SE: 195 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 95 NM 34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 55 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=