WTIO24 FMEE 160619

SECURITE

STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/02/2026

AT 0600 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 040/10 (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).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 16/02/2026 AT 0600 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 988 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.8 S / 41.9 E

(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY ONE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC

MOVEMENT: NORTH-EAST 7 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.



STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO

35 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM

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

QUADRANT AND UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 265 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/02/16 AT 18 UTC:

25.8 S / 44.1 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 265 NM NW: 160 NM

34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 75 NM

48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 30 NM



24H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 06 UTC:

29.1 S / 43.6 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 230 NM SW: 255 NM NW: 160 NM

34 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 75 NM

48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM



OTHER INFORMATION:

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