WTIO24 FMEE 291804
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NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 29/01/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 003/9 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 998 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.5 S / 42.1 E
(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY TWO    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 3 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 120 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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 75 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/30 AT 06 UTC:
15.7 S / 42.6 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 60 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 35 NM
48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 25 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/30 AT 18 UTC:
16.1 S / 43.7 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 70 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 40 NM
48 KT NE: 25 NM SE: 30 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM
64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 20 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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