WTIO24 FMEE 291225
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 29/01/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 002/9 (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: THURSDAY 29/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 998 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.8 S / 42.0 E
(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY TWO    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/30 AT 00 UTC:
15.8 S / 42.2 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 55 NM
34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 45 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/30 AT 12 UTC:
16.0 S / 42.9 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 90 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 65 NM
34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 45 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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