26 February 2026 - bulletin 141

Issued at 1050 GMT
Latest warning for 22S
Disturbance update
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Horacio / 22S 
Warning 14 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 31.8S 69.2E
Location 950 miles SE of Port Louis, Mauritius
Movement 125° (SE) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 120 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 28 feet
Minimum central pressure 986 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 98P 
Position 16.8S 167.3E 
Location 82 miles NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu 
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

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