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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 22/02/2026

AT 0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 012/11 (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: SUNDAY 22/02/2026 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HORACIO) 996 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.8 S / 70.7 E

(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.



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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING 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 12 UTC:

17.5 S / 69.0 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 75 NM

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

48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM



24H, VALID 2026/02/23 AT 00 UTC:

18.7 S / 67.2 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 75 NM

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

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

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



OTHER INFORMATION:

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