WTIO24 FMEE 181215
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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/02/2026
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 049/10 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (GEZANI) 990 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 35.6 S / 41.6 E
(THIRTY FIVE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY ONE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 380 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 500 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 85
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 195 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/19 AT 00 UTC:
38.2 S / 42.9 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 235 NM SE: 170 NM SW: 110 NM NW: 160 NM
34 KT NE: 135 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 80 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/19 AT 12 UTC:
41.1 S / 46.3 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 265 NM SE: 290 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 170 NM
34 KT NE: 155 NM SE: 180 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 90 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM, UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION. FURTHER
INFORMATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE
HIGHT SEAS FOR METAREA VII, ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES
OF SOUTH-AFRICA (FQZA31 FAPR).=