WTIO20 FMEE 040608

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 04/04/2026

AT 0600 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 012/13 (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: SATURDAY 04/04/2026 AT 0600 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (INDUSA) 978 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.3 S / 70.1 E

(TWENTY    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUANDRANT.



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

10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 15 NM IN THE EASTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 25 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 85 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

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

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/04/04 AT 18 UTC:

23.7 S / 69.9 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

28 KT NE: 145 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 85 NM

34 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 50 NM

48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 20 NM

64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 15 NM



24H, VALID 2026/04/05 AT 06 UTC:

27.7 S / 70.4 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 85 NM

34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 50 NM

48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 20 NM



OTHER INFORMATION:

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