WTIO20 FMEE 240620
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 24/02/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 021/11 (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: TUESDAY 24/02/2026 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 954 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.5 S / 64.2 E
(TWENTY TWO    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY FOUR    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 35 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 75
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 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 18 UTC:
24.9 S / 64.7 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/25 AT 06 UTC:
28.0 S / 66.0 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 165 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 115 NM
34 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 65 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 35 NM
64 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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