WTIO20 FMEE 230600
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/02/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 017/11 (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 23/02/2026 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 969 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.0 S / 66.6 E
(NINETEEN    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY SIX    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 130 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 25 NM
IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/23 AT 18 UTC:
20.8 S / 65.2 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 85 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/24 AT 06 UTC:
22.7 S / 64.5 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 85 NM
34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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