WTIO24 FMEE 170604
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 044/10 (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 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 986 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 29.5 S / 44.0 E
(TWENTY NINE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY FOUR    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 28 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 140 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 320 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 40
NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 45 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 65 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 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 90
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 18 UTC:
31.7 S / 42.0 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 180 NM SE: 275 NM SW: 260 NM NW: 135 NM
34 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 170 NM SW: 155 NM NW: 75 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 50 NM SW: 35 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 06 UTC:
34.4 S / 41.3 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 195 NM SE: 205 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 115 NM
34 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 105 NM NW: 60 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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