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Tropical Cyclone Gombe to intensify over Mozambique Channel

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

Gombe will move out over the Mozambique Channel during the next 12-18 hours then favorable conditions will allow for the system to  strengthen fairly rapidly to hurricane force winds prior to landfall over Mozambique Continue reading →

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Tropical Cyclone Emnati Nears Madagascar East Coast

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Emnati, currently located north-northwest of La Réunion Island in the South Indian Ocean and was moving west-southwestward at 6 knots with maximum winds to 100 knots and significant wave heights up to 32 feet (9.8 meters).  Continue reading →

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Intensifying Tropical Cyclone Emnati bears down on Madagascar

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Emnati continues to strengthen over the South Indian Ocean north-northwest of Mauritius as it moves west at 7 knots with max winds about 105 knots and max significant wave height about 9 meters (near 30 feet). 

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Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai headed for Madagascar

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai over the South Indian Ocean is moving west-northwest at 4 knots with max winds estimated to 115 knots with significant wave heights to 16 meters (52 feet). Batsirai is an intense, highly symmetrical tropical cyclone with a 30 nm wide eye. Continue reading →

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Tropical Cyclone Belna heading for Madagascar

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Belna over the South Indian Ocean NNE of Europa Island has been moving SSW at 5 knots with max winds currently estimated at 90 knots.  Belna is expected to make landfall along the west coast of Madagascar thenl … Continue reading →

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