WTIO20 FMEE 121221 PANPAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 12/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/6 (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 12/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 937 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.8 S / 77.9 E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER AND EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/110 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2026/01/13 AT 00 UTC: 17.0 S / 78.0 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 65 NM 34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 45 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM 24H, VALID 2026/01/13 AT 12 UTC: 17.2 S / 77.9 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 70 NM 34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 45 NM 48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM 64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM OTHER INFORMATION: NIL=