WTIO24 FMEE 170022
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 043/10 (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: TUESDAY 17/02/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 987 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.6 S / 44.5 E
(TWENTY SIX    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY FOUR    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 14 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
40 NM IN THE EASTERN 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 65 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 80
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 250 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 12 UTC:
30.2 S / 42.5 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 240 NM SW: 225 NM NW: 160 NM
34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 85 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 0 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 00 UTC:
32.7 S / 41.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 235 NM SW: 155 NM NW: 110 NM
34 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 60 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 0 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
NIL.=