WTIO24 FMEE 311216
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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 31/01/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 010/9 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 31/01/2026 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 9 (FYTIA) 988 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.2 S / 46.5 E
(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY SIX    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
LOCALLY UP TO 240 NM IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLES.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
50 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 65
NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM
IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/01 AT 00 UTC:
19.2 S / 48.9 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 55 NM NW: 0 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/01 AT 12 UTC:
20.6 S / 50.7 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 45 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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