17 February 2026 - bulletin 123

Issued at 1100 GMT
Latest warnings for 21S
Disturbance update


SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Gezani / 21S
Warning 20 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 29.6S 43.9E
Location 487 miles SSE of Europa Island
Movement 195° (SSW) at 30 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 140 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 987 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 24 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 97S 
Position 11.0S 74.2E 
Location 271 miles SSE of Diego Garcia 
Minimum central pressure 1006 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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