WTIO20 FMEE 150005
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/01/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 019/6 (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: THURSDAY 15/01/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 972 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.2 S / 74.8 E
(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY FOUR    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 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.
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-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 30 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 40 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 40
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/15 AT 12 UTC:
17.2 S / 73.5 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 70 NM
34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 45 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/16 AT 00 UTC:
17.2 S / 72.0 E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 70 NM
34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 45 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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