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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:17:14 -0600

WTIO30 FMEE 260600
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST BULLETIN (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
4.A NUMBER OF BULLETIN              : 6/12/20012002
1.A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM (IKALA)
2.A POSITION AT 0600 UTC  26/03/2002 : 13.4S/73.7E (THIRTEEN
    DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY THREE DECIMAL SEVEN
    DEGREES EAST).
3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                 : 4.0/4.0  /D 1.0/24 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE                : 978 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN)  : 55 KT
6.A EXTENSION OF WIND OF 30 KT AND OVER :
    NE30: 350 KM   SE30: 450 KM
    SW30: 300 KM   NW30: 220 KM
7.A 1ST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE/AVERAGE DIAM) : 1004 HPA / 900 KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION : DEEP
1.B FORECAST 12H                    : 14.6S / 73.9E FI=4.0

2.B FORECAST 24H                    : 15.7S / 74.2E FI=4.0

3.B FORECAST 48H                    : 17.5S / 75.0E FI=4.0

4.B OTHER INFORMATIONS              : T=CI=4.0-. IKALA KEEPS ON
    INTENSIFYING, DUE TO A GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. EXTENSION
    OF STRONGER WINDS CONFIRMED BY QUIKSCAT DATA.=

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