WTIO20 FMEE 161824
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/01/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 026/6 (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: FRIDAY 16/01/2026 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 974 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.1 S / 69.6 E
(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY NINE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 130 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 190 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 45
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 125 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/17 AT 06 UTC:
17.9 S / 68.6 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 75 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 0 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/17 AT 18 UTC:
18.8 S / 67.8 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 90 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 0 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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