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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/02/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 048/10 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 18/02/2026 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (GEZANI) 988 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 34.4 S / 41.5 E
(THIRTY FOUR    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY ONE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH 14 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 300 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE EASTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 110
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 165 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 190 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/18 AT 18 UTC:
36.9 S / 42.1 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 235 NM SE: 185 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 135 NM
34 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 115 NM SW: 50 NM NW: 50 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/19 AT 06 UTC:
39.4 S / 44.5 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 245 NM SE: 135 NM SW: 115 NM NW: 165 NM
34 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 65 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
NIL.=