WTIO20 FMEE 121817
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 12/01/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 010/6 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 938 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.9 S / 77.9 E
(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY SEVEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH 2 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/110 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/13 AT 06 UTC:
17.2 S / 77.9 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 65 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 45 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/13 AT 18 UTC:
17.4 S / 77.6 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 70 NM
34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 70 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: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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