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Current Wind Speed 25 knots / MPH
Max Predicted Wind Speed 90 knots / MPH at
Spaghetti models for 2 can be found here:
ZCZC 807 WTIO30 FMEE 120647 RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER: 5/2/20232024 1.A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 2 2.A POSITION 2024/01/12 AT 0600 UTC: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.0 S / 57.6 E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 12 KT 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: 2.0/2.0/D 0.5/6 H 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1004 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 25 KT RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW): NIL 6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM): NIL 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1010 HPA / 1100 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: MEDIUM 1.B FORECASTS (WINDS RADII IN KM): 12H: 2024/01/12 18 UTC: 14.3 S / 56.5 E, VENT MAX= 035 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 0 SE: 110 SW: 0 NW: 0 34 KT NE: 0 SE: 75 SW: 0 NW: 0 24H: 2024/01/13 06 UTC: 15.6 S / 55.5 E, VENT MAX= 045 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 140 SE: 220 SW: 165 NW: 95 34 KT NE: 75 SE: 140 SW: 120 NW: 75 36H: 2024/01/13 18 UTC: 17.1 S / 54.7 E, VENT MAX= 060 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 28 KT NE: 155 SE: 215 SW: 220 NW: 110 34 KT NE: 85 SE: 130 SW: 140 NW: 75 48 KT NE: 45 SE: 45 SW: 45 NW: 45 48H: 2024/01/14 06 UTC: 18.3 S / 54.6 E, VENT MAX= 070 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 155 SE: 215 SW: 220 NW: 130 34 KT NE: 65 SE: 75 SW: 65 NW: 95 48 KT NE: 45 SE: 45 SW: 45 NW: 45 64 KT NE: 30 SE: 30 SW: 30 NW: 30 60H: 2024/01/14 18 UTC: 19.3 S / 54.9 E, VENT MAX= 080 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 165 SE: 205 SW: 220 NW: 130 34 KT NE: 100 SE: 100 SW: 85 NW: 100 48 KT NE: 45 SE: 55 SW: 55 NW: 45 64 KT NE: 30 SE: 30 SW: 30 NW: 35 72H: 2024/01/15 06 UTC: 20.1 S / 55.4 E, VENT MAX= 090 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 215 SE: 205 SW: 230 NW: 155 34 KT NE: 130 SE: 120 SW: 100 NW: 110 48 KT NE: 55 SE: 65 SW: 55 NW: 65 64 KT NE: 35 SE: 35 SW: 35 NW: 35 2.B LONGER-RANGE OUTLOOK: 96H: 2024/01/16 06 UTC: 21.5 S / 57.0 E, VENT MAX= 090 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 295 SE: 285 SW: 270 NW: 215 34 KT NE: 175 SE: 175 SW: 155 NW: 155 48 KT NE: 75 SE: 85 SW: 85 NW: 75 64 KT NE: 45 SE: 45 SW: 55 NW: 45 120H: 2024/01/17 06 UTC: 23.2 S / 59.9 E, VENT MAX= 080 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE 28 KT NE: 335 SE: 500 SW: 390 NW: 260 34 KT NE: 195 SE: 335 SW: 280 NW: 175 48 KT NE: 90 SE: 70 SW: 70 NW: 80 64 KT NE: 60 SE: 50 SW: 60 NW: 60 2.C ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: T=CI=2.0+ OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS, CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 02 HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOOD SUPPLY IN THE EQUATORIAL PART. CONVECTION IS MAINLY ORGANIZED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SYSTEM, IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN EASTERLY SHEAR STRESS. A DVORAK ANALYSIS AT 2.0+ CAN BE GIVEN IN AGREEMENT WITH THE 25KT VALUES OF THE LAST ASCAT PASS OF 05H53 UTC. THE SYSTEM'S TRACK IS DRIVEN BY A RIDGE OF LOW LEVEL LAYERS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL IMPOSE A SOUTH-WESTERLY TRACK TOWARDS THE MASCAREIGNES DURING THE FIRST STAGES UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. THEREAFTER, AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES, IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY A HIGH-ALTITUDE STEERING FLOW, ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN SIDE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, WHICH WILL IMPOSE A SOUTH-EASTERLY TRACK ON IT. ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT RSMC FORECAST, THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF THE MASCAREIGNES BETWEEN SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING, CONTINUING TO MOVE CLOSER TOGETHER. THIS TIMING WILL DEPEND CLOSELY ON THE WEAKNESS OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD DELAY THE TURN AND SLOW THE MOVEMENT. THE RSMC FORECAST IS BASED ON A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE BEST AVAILABLE MODELS, WHOSE DISPERSION REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT THESE TIMES, LEADING TO UNCERTAINTY OVER THE DISTANCES OVER THE MASCAREIGNES ISLANDS ON MONDAY AND BEYOND. THE MINIMUM WILL BENEFIT FROM GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, WITH A GOOD SUPPLY OF MOIST AIR, LOW VERTICAL SHEAR, VERY WARM WATERS WITH HIGH ENERGY POTENTIAL AND GOOD ALTITUDE DIVERGENCE. THE SYSTEM ALSO BENEFITS FROM GOOD EQUATORIAL LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE, THANKS TO A DYNAMIC MONSOON FLOW. WE CAN THEREFORE EXPECT A SUSTAINED TO RAPID INTENSIFICATION THAT WILL ENABLE IT TO REACH THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM STAGE IN THE EVENING. APPROACHING THE GREAT MASCAREIGNES (REUNION - MAURITIUS), THE SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY, PROBABLY REACHING THE STAGE OF INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE. EXPECTED IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS (UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING): - WAVES OF AROUND 4 METERS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE MASCAREIGNES ON SUNDAY, RISING TO 6 METERS BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST WAVES MAY REACH TWICE THESE HEIGHTS. - HEAVY RAINS CONCENTRATED AROUND THE SYSTEM. AGALEGA WILL LEAVE THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE BY THIS EVENING. - GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE MASCARENE ISLANDS, WITH GALE-FORCE WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AND GALE-FORCE WINDS ON SUNDAY EVENING. THE RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT MAURITIUS AND REUNION BY LATE SATURDAY.= NNNN
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Time | Speed | Location | Status |
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25 knots | -13.0, 57.6 | ||
35 knots | -14.3, 56.5 | translation missing: en.MODERATE | |
45 knots | -15.6, 55.5 | translation missing: en.MODERATE | |
60 knots | -17.1, 54.7 | translation missing: en.SEVERE | |
70 knots | -18.3, 54.6 | translation missing: en.TROPICAL | |
80 knots | -19.3, 54.9 | translation missing: en.TROPICAL | |
90 knots | -20.1, 55.4 | translation missing: en.INTENSE | |
90 knots | -21.5, 57.0 | translation missing: en.INTENSE | |
80 knots | -23.2, 59.9 | translation missing: en.TROPICAL |
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