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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:23:20 -0600

WTIO30 FMEE 261800
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST BULLETIN (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
4.A NUMBER OF BULLETIN              : 7/12/20012002
1.A TROPICAL CYCLONE (IKALA)
2.A POSITION AT 1800 UTC  26/03/2002 : 15.0S/74.5E (FIFTEEN
    DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE
    DEGREES EAST).
3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                 : 4.5/4.5 PLUS /D 1.0/24 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE                : 968 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN)  : 65 KT
6.A EXTENSION OF WIND OF 30 KT AND OVER :
    NE30: 300 KM   SE30: 500 KM
    SW30: 200 KM   NW30: 200 KM
7.A 1ST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE/AVERAGE DIAM) : 1004 HPA / 1300
    KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION : DEEP
1.B FORECAST 12H                    : 16.5S / 74.7E FI=5.0

2.B FORECAST 24H                    : 17.1S / 74.8E FI=5.0

3.B FORECAST 48H                    : 18.0S / 75.3E FI=4.0

4.B OTHER INFORMATIONS              : THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
    SLOW DOWN UP TO 24H WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING IN THE
    SOUTHEASTERN TO SOUTHERN PART IN THE MIDDLE LEVEL=

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