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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/10/2025
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 023/4 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 23/10/2025 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CHENGE) 993 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.0 S / 60.0 E
(TEN    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 150 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/10/23 AT 12 UTC:
10.1 S / 58.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 150 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 60 NM

24H, VALID 2025/10/24 AT 00 UTC:
9.9 S / 55.9 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 190 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 55 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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