****0000002103**** WTIO20 FMEE 311802 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 31/03/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 010/14 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14 (COURTNEY) 985 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.1 S / 88.9 E (TWENTY FIVE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY EIGHT DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: NO SQUALLY WEATHER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 105 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 145 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 155 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/04/01 AT 06 UTC: 25.8 S / 88.7 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 155 NM NW: 75 NM 34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 40 NM 24H, VALID 2025/04/01 AT 18 UTC: 26.1 S / 88.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, REMNANT LOW 28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 150 NM NW: 45 NM 34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 0 NM OTHER INFORMATION: LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM, UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION. FURTHER INFORMATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII(S) ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES OF MAURITIUS (FQIO25 FIMP).=