WTIO20 FMEE 041821
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 04/04/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 014/13 (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: SATURDAY 04/04/2026 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (INDUSA) 972 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.5 S / 70.0 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH 19 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 230 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 15 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 20 NM
IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE EASTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 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 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/04/05 AT 06 UTC:
27.9 S / 70.7 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 160 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 100 NM
34 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 40 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2026/04/05 AT 18 UTC:
32.0 S / 72.1 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 185 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 85 NM NW: 115 NM
34 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 20 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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