WTIO20 FMEE 231823
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/02/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 019/11 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 933 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.6 S / 65.1 E
(TWENTY    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY FIVE    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/115 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 85 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 100 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 06 UTC:
22.4 S / 64.2 E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 60 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/24 AT 18 UTC:
24.7 S / 64.8 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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