WTIO24 FMEE 171201
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 045/10 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 986 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 30.3 S / 42.5 E
(THIRTY    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY TWO    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 17 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 180 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 340 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 65 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 110 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 175 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 210
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 335 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 00 UTC:
33.0 S / 41.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 205 NM SE: 290 NM SW: 230 NM NW: 160 NM
34 KT NE: 145 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
48 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 0 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 12 UTC:
35.8 S / 41.3 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 245 NM SE: 250 NM SW: 210 NM NW: 180 NM
34 KT NE: 150 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 100 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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