WTIO24 FMEE 180022
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/02/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 047/10 (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: WEDNESDAY 18/02/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 988 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 33.1 S / 41.6 E
(THIRTY THREE    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY ONE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 16 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 270 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 500 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 90
NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
130 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 145
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 290 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 12 UTC:
35.8 S / 41.8 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 240 NM SE: 230 NM SW: 190 NM NW: 145 NM
34 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 65 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/19 AT 00 UTC:
38.5 S / 43.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 245 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 145 NM
34 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 0 NM NW: 85 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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