8 February 2026 - bulletin 104

Issued at 1420 GMT
Latest warnings for 20S and 21S

SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Mitchell / 20S
Warning 11 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 21.6S 114.0E
Location 42 miles N of Learmonth, Australia
Movement 240° (WSW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 65 to 80 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Western Australia
Minimum central pressure 983 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 24 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Australian warnings

Tropical cyclone Gezani / 21S
Warning 02 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 18.3S 56.6E
Location 115 miles NNW of Port Louis, Mauritius
Movement 210° (SSW) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 40 to 60 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Madagascar
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 12 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

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