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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/01/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 005/7 (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 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (EWETSE) 997 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.6 S / 43.8 E
(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY THREE    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 75 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 100 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 18 UTC:
23.7 S / 45.2 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION


OTHER INFORMATION:
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