WTIO20 FMEE 131201

PANPAN

HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 13/01/2026

AT 1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 013/6 (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: TUESDAY 13/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 956 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3 S / 77.8 E

(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY SEVEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 3 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 100 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN

QUADRANT.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 40

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/01/14 AT 00 UTC:

17.4 S / 77.3 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 55 NM

34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 40 NM

48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 30 NM



24H, VALID 2026/01/14 AT 12 UTC:

17.3 S / 76.4 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 55 NM

34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 40 NM

48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 30 NM

64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM



OTHER INFORMATION:

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