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BRUCE Current Status

Current Wind Speed 50 knots / MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 50 knots / MPH at

POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Land Hazards

La Réunion

POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Tracker

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POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Alternate Tracking Map

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POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Spaghetti Models

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POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Watches and Warnings

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POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Tropical Cyclone Update

POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Public Advisory

508 
WTIO30 FMEE 241239
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
0.A WARNING NUMBER: 20/3/20132014
1.A POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION  3  (EX-BRUCE)
2.A POSITION 2013/12/24 AT 1200 UTC:
WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 31.5 S / 83.5 E
(THIRTY ONE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST)
MOVEMENT : EAST-SOUTH-EAST 24 KT
3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: NIL
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 985 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 50 KT
RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW) :NIL
6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM):
28 KT NE: 310 SE: 240 SW: 300 NW: 200
34 KT NE: 240 SE: 220 SW: 150 NW: 150
48 KT NE: 90 SE: 90 SW: 0 NW: 0
7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1006 HPA / 600 KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION : SHALLOW
1.B FORECASTS:
12H: 2013/12/25 00 UTC: 32.8 S / 90.3 E, MAX WIND=040 KT, EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM
24H: 2013/12/25 12 UTC: 32.8 S / 95.8 E, MAX WIND=030 KT, EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM
36H: 2013/12/26 00 UTC: 32.4 S / 100.7 E, MAX WIND=025 KT, LOW
48H: 2013/12/26 12 UTC: 31.7 S / 104.0 E, MAX WIND=025 KT, LOW
2.B LONGER-RANGE OUTLOOK :
2.C ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS:
THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEEN REMOVED MORE AND MORE TO THE SOUTH-EAST.
THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON BEING ANALYSED AS A POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
IT MEANS THAT BRUCE HAS A HYBRID STRUCTURE BETWEEN A PURE TROPICAL ONE (WARM CORE) AND AN EXTRATRO
PICAL ONE (COLD CORE).
PHASIS DIAGRAM OF GFS SUPPORT THIS ANALYSIS (ASYMETRIC WARM CORE).
THE WINDS REMAINS STRONG MAINLY IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
BRUCE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TURNING AROUND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE MID LEVEL RIDGE WITHIN TH
E NEXT 48 HOURS.
ON THIS TRACK, IT WILL CONTINUE ITS EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.
THIS TRANSITION SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 12 TO 24 HOURS WHEN THE RESIDUAL CIRCULATION OF BRUCE
 SHOULD MERGE WITHIN A FRONTAL SYSTEM.
LAST WARNING RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM RSMC LA REUNION

Public Advisory not available for this storm.

POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRUCE Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion not available for this storm.

BRUCE storm path from meteo france

Time Speed Location Status
50 knots -31.5, 83.5
40 knots -32.8, 90.3
30 knots -32.8, 95.8
25 knots -32.4, 100.7
25 knots -31.7, 104.0


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