WTIO20 FMEE 170000
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/01/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 027/6 (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: SATURDAY 17/01/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 981 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3 S / 68.9 E
(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY EIGHT    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 180 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A
10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 15 NM IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 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 65 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 130 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 12 UTC:
18.2 S / 67.6 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 160 NM NW: 95 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/18 AT 00 UTC:
19.2 S / 66.3 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 95 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 0 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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