Tropical Cyclone 18S Approaches Madagascar
Posted by feww on March 10, 2010
Tropical Cyclone Hubert (18 S) Sauntering Toward Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Hubert (TC 18S). Visible/ IR Satellite Image. Source: UW-CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
Infrared image from NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite shows the high cold clouds (blue), which are starting to band, or wrap around the cyclone’s center of circulation. (March 8 at 10:23UTC). Credit: NASA JPL
Summary of Details
- Current Position: 20.3S 50.1E
- Location: 340 km (~ 185 NM) ESE of Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Movement: 270 degrees
- Forward Speed: ~ 4 km/hr (2 kts)
- Max Sustained Wind Speed: ~ 75 km/hr
- Wind Gusts: ~90 km/hr
Reunion Satellite Image by Meteo France
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