WTIO24 FMEE 161220

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

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

AT 1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 041/10 (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).



GALE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 16/02/2026 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 992 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.0 S / 42.6 E

(TWENTY FIVE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY TWO    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: EAST 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 110 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 300 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 80 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 115

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 155 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 00 UTC:

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

28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 200 NM SW: 280 NM NW: 150 NM

34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 70 NM

48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 20 NM



24H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 12 UTC:

30.4 S / 42.4 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 200 NM SW: 260 NM NW: 150 NM

34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 75 NM

48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 20 NM



OTHER INFORMATION:

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