WTIO24 FMEE 171822
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 046/10 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 986 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 31.5 S / 42.0 E
(THIRTY ONE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY TWO    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 530 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE EASTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
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 AND UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 165
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 235 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 260 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 06 UTC:
34.3 S / 41.3 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 250 NM SE: 265 NM SW: 195 NM NW: 165 NM
34 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 160 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 18 UTC:
37.0 S / 42.0 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 240 NM SE: 235 NM SW: 165 NM NW: 165 NM
34 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 80 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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