WTIO24 FMEE 160028
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/02/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 039/10 (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).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 16/02/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GEZANI) 977 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.3 S / 41.4 E
(TWENTY FIVE    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY ONE    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: NORTH-EAST 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 270 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 95 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 85
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 175 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/16 AT 12 UTC:
25.1 S / 42.8 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 120 NM SE: 140 NM SW: 180 NM NW: 125 NM
34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 85 NM SW: 95 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 00 UTC:
27.4 S / 44.1 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 165 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 290 NM NW: 125 NM
34 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 105 NM SW: 145 NM NW: 65 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 20 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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