WTIO22 FMEE 230601 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/10/2026 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/1 (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: FRIDAY 23/10/2026 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 1 (AGUEDA) 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 5.7 S / 49.4 E (FIVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2026/10/23 AT 18 UTC: 5.6 S / 47.8 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2026/10/24 AT 06 UTC: 5.4 S / 46.0 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, REMNANT LOW OTHER INFORMATION: LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM, UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION. FURTHER INFORMATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII(S) ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES OF MAURITIUS (FQIO25 FIMP).=