WTIO20 FMEE 131820

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

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

AT 1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 014/6 (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 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 981 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3 S / 77.7 E

(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY SEVEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A

10 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 30 NM IN THE WESTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/01/14 AT 06 UTC:

17.3 S / 77.0 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 65 NM

34 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 40 NM

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



24H, VALID 2026/01/14 AT 18 UTC:

17.3 S / 76.0 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 65 NM

34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 40 NM

48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM

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



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