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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:24:57 -0600

WTIO30 FMEE 181800
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST BULLETIN (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
4.A NUMBER OF BULLETIN              : 4/6/20012002
1.A TROPICAL CYCLONE (DINA)
2.A POSITION AT 1800 UTC  18/01/2002 : 15.6S/67.7E (FIFTEEN
    DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN
    DEGREES EAST).
3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                 : 4.5/4.5  /D 0.5/12 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE                : 965 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN)  : 70 KT
6.A EXTENSION OF WIND OF 30 KT AND OVER :
    NE30: 200 KM   SE30: 270 KM
    SW30: 200 KM   NW30: 180 KM
7.A 1ST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE/AVERAGE DIAM) : 1004 HPA / 1000
    KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION : DEEP
1.B FORECAST 12H                    : 16.9S / 66.3E FI=5.0

2.B FORECAST 24H                    : 17.9S / 64.9E FI=5.0

3.B FORECAST 48H                    : 18.7S / 61.7E FI=4.5

4.B OTHER INFORMATIONS              : DINA SLOWS DOWN AS A COL
    DRIFTS IN THE SOUTH. IT SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TOWARDS
    AN AREA WHERE WINDSHEAR IS WEAKER. IT SHOULD THEN TRACK MORE
    WESTWARD AS HIGH PRESSURES REBUILD IN THE SOUTH EAST.=

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