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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/01/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 004/7 (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: WEDNESDAY 21/01/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (EWETSE) 995 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.5 S / 43.0 E
(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY THREE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 14 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 45
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 12 UTC:
24.1 S / 45.4 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 100 NM


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