Cyclone BINGIZA
Posted by feww on February 12, 2011
BINGIZA to Intensify to a Cat 1 Storm
TC BINGIZA – IR Satellite image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
At 09:00UTC on February 12, TROPICAL CYCLONE BINGIZA (TC 13S) was located approx 815km (Position near 15.7ºS 53.6ºE) ENE of Antananarivo, Madagascar moving slowly southward in a weak steering environment, JTWC said.
BINGIZA is forecast to strengthen to a category 1 storm with sustained winds of near 150km/hr before making landfall.
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N. R. said
the position labelled mauritius in this picture is not the right
place. mauritius is found just near reunion island.
saint brandon island has been labelled as mauritius.
feww said
The overlay is not accurately labeled. You may contact CIMSS and express your concern. Their contact page can be found at
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/contact-form/index.php?name=tropicalcyclones
N. R. said
[Mascarene Islands comprise Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues among others. See satellite image at http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2423 Moderator ]