WTIO24 FMEE 211212
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/01/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 006/7 (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: WEDNESDAY 21/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 7 (EWETSE) 1000 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.9 S / 44.5 E
(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY FOUR    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: NORTH-EAST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

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

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/22 AT 00 UTC:
22.9 S / 45.1 E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION


OTHER INFORMATION:
LAST BULLETIN ISSUED BY RSMC LA REUNION REGARDING THIS SYSTEM.=