Cyclone OLI May Target Tourist Spots

Tropical Cyclone OLI (12P) May be Heading Towards Bora Bora and other Tourist Spots in S Pacific

TC OLI Details

• Time/Date: 3 February 2010 –  03:00UTC
• Position: 15.7ºS, 157.3ºW
• Sustained Movement: 120 degrees
• Forward speed: 15 km/hr (~ 8 kt)
• Tropical Cyclone OLI has been tracking ESE over the past 6 hours.
  

Current wind distribution:

• Maximum Sustained winds: 100 km/hr (~ 55 kt)
• Maximum Gusts:  130 km/hr (~ 70 kt)
• Maximum significant wave height: 6 m (18 ft)
• OLI is about 650 km (350nm) west of Bora Bora.
• Sources: JTWC and Others

Tropical Cyclone OLI is expected to intensify under favorable environmental conditions.

TC OLI – IR NHC Enhancement – Date and Time as Inset. Credit: UW-CIMSS. Click image to enlarge and update.

Tropical Cyclone OLI. Infrared Color Background  – South East Pacific – GOES-West. Credit: UW-CIMSS. Click image to enlarge and update.

• 2-Day Movie:   JAVA

OLI’s Projected Path. CIMSS Estimation. Click image to enlarge and update.

TC OLI. Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS, with Infrared (MIMIC-IR)
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Tropical Cyclone OLI. Infrared  – South East Pacific – GOES-West. Credit UW-CIMSS. Click image to enlarge and update.

Tropical Cyclone OLI Position Map. Original map by Google. Information added by Fire-Earth.