WTIO24 FMEE 151826
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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/02/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 038/10 (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).

STORM WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 15/02/2026 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 983 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.2 S / 41.2 E
(TWENTY SIX    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY ONE    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST-NORTH-EAST 10 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 130 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 270 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 85
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 145 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 195 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/16 AT 06 UTC:
25.3 S / 42.6 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 120 NM SW: 160 NM NW: 115 NM
34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/16 AT 18 UTC:
26.2 S / 44.2 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 100 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 110 NM
34 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 20 NM SW: 20 NM NW: 20 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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