Tropical Cyclone 18S Approaches Madagascar

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

Other Images:

• IR Animation (GIF)
• Satellite Image Animation

Related Links:

• El Niño Update [8 March 2010]
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale