WTIO22 FMEE 241815 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 24/10/2025 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 030/4 (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: FRIDAY 24/10/2025 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4 (CHENGE) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 8.7 S / 53.6 E (EIGHT DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 250 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 155 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 165 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2025/10/25 AT 06 UTC: 7.9 S / 51.3 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 0 NM 34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 65 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2025/10/25 AT 18 UTC: 7.5 S / 49.6 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 0 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=