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WTIO20 FMEE 311214

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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 31/03/2025

AT 1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 009/14 (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).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 31/03/2025 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 14 (COURTNEY) 984 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.6 S / 88.8 E

(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY EIGHT    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT

FROM THE CENTER.



STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 115

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 175 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2025/04/01 AT 00 UTC:

25.4 S / 88.7 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION

28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 185 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 0 NM

34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 0 NM



24H, VALID 2025/04/01 AT 12 UTC:

26.0 S / 88.5 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, REMNANT LOW

28 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 0 NM

34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 0 NM



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