WTIO24 FMEE 201223
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NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/01/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 002/7 (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).

NEAR GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 1002 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.7 S / 39.6 E
(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
THIRTY NINE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 14 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 180 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP
TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 00 UTC:
24.7 S / 42.8 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 175 NM NW: 130 NM
34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 45 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 12 UTC:
24.5 S / 45.7 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

OTHER INFORMATION:
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