WTIO24 FMEE 161820
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/02/2026
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 042/10 (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 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (GEZANI) 983 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.6 S / 43.5 E
(TWENTY FIVE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY THREE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 11 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
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 WESTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 75
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 06 UTC:
28.8 S / 43.4 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 165 NM SE: 200 NM SW: 250 NM NW: 150 NM
34 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 110 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 30 NM

24H, VALID 2026/02/17 AT 18 UTC:
31.3 S / 41.7 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 180 NM SE: 260 NM SW: 215 NM NW: 125 NM
34 KT NE: 110 NM SE: 150 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 70 NM
48 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 30 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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