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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 01/01/2026
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 020/5 (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: THURSDAY 01/01/2026 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 5 (GRANT) 981 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.2 S / 69.4 E
(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY NINE    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 170 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/01 AT 12 UTC:
16.1 S / 68.5 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 75 NM
34 KT NE: 45 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 45 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/02 AT 00 UTC:
15.7 S / 67.7 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 70 NM
34 KT NE: 50 NM SE: 45 NM SW: 45 NM NW: 45 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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