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CHIDO Current Status

Current Wind Speed 100 knots / 115 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 100 knots / 115 MPH at

CHIDO Land Hazards

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CHIDO Watches and Warnings

TROPICAL CYCLONE CHIDO Tropical Cyclone Update

TROPICAL CYCLONE CHIDO Public Advisory

WTXS31 PGTW 150900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CHIDO) WARNING NR 017//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CHIDO) WARNING NR 017    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   150600Z --- NEAR 13.3S 40.2E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   REPEAT POSIT: 13.3S 40.2E
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   151800Z --- 13.9S 37.5E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 13 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   160600Z --- 15.1S 35.1E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 11 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z --- 16.1S 33.1E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
    ---
REMARKS:
150900Z POSITION NEAR 13.4S 39.5E.
15DEC24. TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CHIDO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 83
NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NACALA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT
12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
(MSI) DEPICTS TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S AS HAVING MADE LANDFALL ABOUT 15
NM SOUTH OF PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE AT 0400Z. THE SYSTEM, AT THE TIME OF
LANDFALL, HAD A PINHOLE EYE AND A 150253Z RCM-1 SAR IMAGE SHOWED A
VMAX OF AROUND 120 KTS IN A CONCENTRIC RING 10 NM OUT FROM THE
CENTER. THE SYSTEM HAS VERY RAPIDLY ERODED AS IT MOVES INLAND DUE TO
TERRAIN INTERACTION AND THE COMPACT SIZE OF THE SYSTEM. 04S IS
FORECAST TO TRACK GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AND CONTINUE RAPIDLY
WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH MORE GRADUAL WEAKENING
THEREAFTER. DISSIPATION IS FORECAST TO OCCUR NO LATER THAN TAU 36,
AND POSSIBLY SOONER. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT
ON THE TRACK OF 04S, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK
FORECAST. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT
TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED
FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 150600Z IS 966
MB.//
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TROPICAL CYCLONE CHIDO Forecast Discussion

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CHIDO storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
100 knots -13.3, 40.2
50 knots -13.9, 37.5 dissipating
35 knots -15.1, 35.1 dissipating
20 knots -16.1, 33.1 dissipated


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