Subject: Indian-S: 1. Tropical Cyclone 05s (bindu) Warning Nr 018

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 02:41:38 -0600

745
WTXS32 PGTW 160900
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BINDU) WARNING NR 018
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   160600Z3 --- NEAR 21.8S1 62.1E9
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 240 DEGREES AT 11 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE
                            060 NM ELSEWHERE
   REPEAT POSIT: 21.8S1 62.1E9
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z6 --- 22.7S1 60.5E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 08 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   170600Z4 --- 23.9S4 59.3E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
160900Z6 POSITION NEAR 22.0S4 61.7E4.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 275 NM EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS ISLAND, IN THE SOUTHERN INDIAN
OCEAN, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6
HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 160531Z6 VISIBLE AND
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON
SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES AND A 060130Z0 QUIKSCAT PASS
OF 35 AND 40 KNOTS. A 060347Z0 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER
(SSM/I) PASS DEPICTED A FULLY EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
DISPLACED APPROXIMATELY 90 NM NORTHWEST OF THE DEEP CONVECTION. THE
UW-CIMSS ANALYSIS INDICATES MODERATE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR
OVER THE REGION. TC 05S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY THE 24 HR POSITION OVER WATER. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE
HEIGHT AT 060600Z2 IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 162100Z0 (DTG
161951Z3).//

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