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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/01/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 003/7 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/01/2026 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (EWETSE) 999 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.7 S / 40.9 E
(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 60
NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 155 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 06 UTC:
24.5 S / 44.1 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 65 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 140 NM
34 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 55 NM


OTHER INFORMATION:
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