20 February 2026 - bulletin 129

Issued at 1100 GMT
First warning for 22S
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone 22S 
Warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT
Position 14.5S 76.0E
Location 490 miles SSE of Diego Garcia
Movement 205° (SSW) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 90 miles to the west of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 14 feet
Minimum central pressure 1001 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0300 GMT
System 97S is now 22S

System 21S is no longer suspect for tropical cyclone formation

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