WTIO20 FMEE 211813

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/02/2026

AT 1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 011/11 (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: SATURDAY 21/02/2026 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HORACIO) 996 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.6 S / 71.5 E

(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY ONE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 11 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO

45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 65

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 165 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/02/22 AT 06 UTC:

17.1 S / 69.8 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 150 NM NW: 70 NM

34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 45 NM

48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM



24H, VALID 2026/02/22 AT 18 UTC:

18.1 S / 68.1 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 75 NM

34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 50 NM

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

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



OTHER INFORMATION:

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