Subject: Indian-N: Tropical Cyclone Forecast Bulletin (south-west Indian Ocean)

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:31:40 -0600

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WTIO30 FMEE 081800
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST BULLETIN (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
4.A NUMBER OF BULLETIN              : 7/4/20002001
1.A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM (BINDU)
2.A POSITION AT 1800 UTC  08/01/2001 : WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF
    POINT 15.2S/73.1E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND
    SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST).
3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                 : 4.0/4.0 PLUS /D 1.0/24 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE                : 974 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN)  : 60 KT
6.A EXTENSION OF WIND OF 30 KT AND OVER :
    NE30: 200 KM   SE30: 200 KM
    SW30: 80 KM   NW30: 200 KM
7.A 1ST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE/AVERAGE DIAM) : 1004 HPA / 1000
    KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION : MEDIUM
1.B FORECAST 12H                    : 16.8S / 72.8E FI=4.5
2.B FORECAST 24H                    : 17.7S / 72.1E FI=4.5
3.B FORECAST 48H                    : 18.3S / 69.1E FI=5.0
4.B OTHER INFORMATIONS              : T=CI=4.0+. THE SYSTEM GOES
    ON INTENSIFYING. A WARM CORE, IN FORMATION, APPEARS SOMETIMES
    WITHIN THE CDO.