WTIO22 FMEE 201209

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/10/2026

AT 1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 002/1 (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: TUESDAY 20/10/2026 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 1 (AGUEDA) 1000 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 4.8 S / 53.2 E

(FOUR    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY THREE    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 230 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO

20 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 25 NM IN THE WESTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM

IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/10/21 AT 00 UTC:

5.0 S / 52.9 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 65 NM

34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 50 NM



24H, VALID 2026/10/21 AT 12 UTC:

5.5 S / 52.3 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 65 NM

34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 50 NM



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