WTIO20 FMEE 231200
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/02/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 018/11 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 946 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.8 S / 65.7 E
(NINETEEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY FIVE    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN 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 50 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 75 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 75
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 95 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 115 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 125 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/24 AT 00 UTC:
21.6 S / 64.5 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/24 AT 12 UTC:
23.6 S / 64.3 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 85 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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