WTIO20 FMEE 230016

PANPAN

HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/02/2026

AT 0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 016/11 (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).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 23/02/2026 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 986 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.5 S / 67.5 E

(EIGHTEEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SIXTY SEVEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO

35 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 115 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 105 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/02/23 AT 12 UTC:

20.0 S / 65.8 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 85 NM

34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 55 NM

48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 35 NM

64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM



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

21.7 S / 64.7 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 95 NM

34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 60 NM

48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 35 NM

64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM



OTHER INFORMATION:

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