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This is the final warning / advisory for this storm as it has weakened below warning levels and/or the storm system is no longer a tropical cyclone.
Current Wind Speed 35 knots / MPH
Max Predicted Wind Speed 35 knots / MPH at
Spaghetti models for ELEANOR can be found here:
ELEANOR spaghetti models page »
ZCZC 784 WTIO30 FMEE 231830 RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER: 21/7/20232024 1.A MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (ELEANOR) 2.A POSITION 2024/02/23 AT 1800 UTC: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.9 S / 58.2 E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 3 KT 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: NIL 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 996 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 35 KT RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW): NIL 6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM): 28 KT NE: 85 SE: 545 SW: 350 NW: 205 34 KT NE: 0 SE: 0 SW: 205 NW: 0 48 KT NE: 0 SE: 0 SW: 0 NW: 0 64 KT NE: 0 SE: 0 SW: 0 NW: 0 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1009 HPA / 600 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: SHALLOW 1.B FORECASTS (WINDS RADII IN KM): 12H: 2024/02/24 06 UTC: 23.7 S / 56.8 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, FILLING UP 28 KT NE: 0 SE: 230 SW: 195 NW: 85 24H: 2024/02/24 18 UTC: 23.0 S / 55.1 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, FILLING UP 28 KT NE: 0 SE: 250 SW: 155 NW: 0 36H: 2024/02/25 06 UTC: 22.2 S / 52.9 E, VENT MAX= 025 KT, REMNANT LOW 48H: 2024/02/25 18 UTC: 21.3 S / 50.6 E, VENT MAX= 025 KT, DISSIPATING 60H: 2024/02/26 06 UTC: 20.7 S / 49.4 E, VENT MAX= 020 KT, DISSIPATING 72H: 2024/02/26 18 UTC: 20.4 S / 48.6 E, VENT MAX= 020 KT, DISSIPATING 2.B LONGER-RANGE OUTLOOK: NIL 2.C ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: T=CI=NIL VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FATE OF ELEANOR OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS NOT ONLY WEAK BUT ALSO CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT, QUITE FAR FROM THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER, SO THAT THE DVORAK ESTIMATE IN THIS CONTEXT IS NO LONGER RELEVANT. IN TERMS OF MOVEMENT, THE METEOR APPEARS TO BE MOVING WESTWARDS, BASED ON THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES. ELEANOR CONTINUES TO ENDURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO ITS INTEGRITY, DUE TO ITS INTERACTION WITH A MID-TROPOSPHERE TROUGH LOCATED FURTHER WEST. THE RESULT IS A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL SHEAR OF AROUND 18KT FROM THE WEST-NORTH-WEST, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CIMSS DATA, WHICH NOT ONLY CONVEYS A LOT OF DRY AIR OVER THE LOW-LEVEL CLOUD CENTER, BUT ALSO TILTS THE STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM VERTICALLY. GIVEN THESE OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS, RECENT MODEL ANALYSES, AND OBJECTIVE AMERICAN ANALYSIS ESTIMATES, ELEANOR IS TEMPORARILY KEPT AT THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM STAGE FOR 35 KT, AS GALE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY TO PERSIST IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. THIS ESTIMATE IS CORROBORATED IN THE MEANTIME BY THE ASCAT-B PASS, WHICH FELL SHORTLY AFTER THE ANALYSIS TIME. NO CHANGE IN TRACK FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. ELEANOR HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TURN WESTWARDS, AND WILL CURVE FURTHER WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS TOMORROW, DRIVEN BY THE LOW-LEVEL TRADE WIND FLOW ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE METEOR SHOULD THEN PASS RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTH OF REUNION THIS WEEKEND, HEADING TOWARDS THE EAST COAST OF MADAGASCAR. THEREAFTER, IN LINE WITH ITS RESIDUAL STRUCTURE, ELEANOR WILL MERGE INTO A LOW-LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE MADAGASCAN COAST, DISAPPEARING CLOSE TO ITS BIRTH ZONE ALMOST 10 DAYS LATER. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE TOTALLY HOSTILE FOR ELEANOR: A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY SHEAR AND, ABOVE ALL, INTRUSIONS OF DRY AIR THAT HAVE REACHED THE HEART OF THE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST. IN THESE CONDITIONS, CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY BECOMES ALMOST NON-EXISTENT, LEADING TO A FAIRLY RAPID WEAKENING OF ELEANOR. STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT, SO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. FROM SATURDAY ONWARDS, ELEANOR WILL EVOLVE INTO A FILLING LOW AND THEN TRANSITING TOWARDS MADAGASCAR AS A REMNANT LOW. ELEANOR'S CIRCULATION WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE INTO A LOW-LEVEL TROUGH BY MONDAY, WITH NO RISK OF REINTENSIFICATION DUE TO A NOTABLE LACK OF MOISTURE SUPPLY. THIS SYSTEM NO LONGER CAUSES SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON INHABITED LANDS. LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM, UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION. FURTHER INFORMATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGHT SEAS FOR METAREA VII, ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES OF SOUTH-AFRICA (FQZA31 FAPR).= NNNN
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Time | Speed | Location | Status |
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35 knots | -23.9, 58.2 | ||
30 knots | -23.7, 56.8 | translation missing: en.FILLING UP | |
30 knots | -23.0, 55.1 | translation missing: en.FILLING UP | |
25 knots | -22.2, 52.9 | translation missing: en.REMNANT | |
25 knots | -21.3, 50.6 | ||
20 knots | -20.7, 49.4 | ||
20 knots | -20.4, 48.6 |
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