3 January 2026 - bulletin 8

Issued at 1040 GMT
Latest warning for 09S
Disturbance update

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Grant / 09S 
Warning 34 from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 14.6S 65.5E
Location 574 miles NE of Port Louis, Mauritius
Movement 310° (NW) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 45 to 60 miles to the west of the centre
Threatened landmasses Madagascar
Minimum central pressure 1001 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 15 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 91S 
Position 10.0S 88.8E 
Location 493 miles WNW of the Cocos Islands 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW 

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