WTIO20 FMEE 241222
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 24/02/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 022/11 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 962 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.7 S / 64.4 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY FOUR    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/85 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING 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 85 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 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 115 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 125 NM
IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/25 AT 00 UTC:
26.5 S / 65.3 E, MAX WIND = 75 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 95 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 40 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/25 AT 12 UTC:
29.5 S / 66.6 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 190 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 135 NM
34 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 75 NM
48 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 40 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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