Massive Cyclone Drifting Towards E India

Cyclone PHAILIN Intensifying in The Bay of Bengal

PHAILIN is forecast to make landfall with sustained winds of about 180km/hr,  the equivalent of Cat 3A hurricane force.

Cyclone PHAILIN Position 

• Time: 12:00UTC on October 10, 2013
• Movement: NW – 325 degrees
• Position: Near 15.2ºN, 89.8ºE
• Max Sustained Winds: 130km/hr
• Max Wind Gust: 160km/hr
• Landfall Location:  (19.27°N, 84.92°E ±25km) Near Gopalpur (elev. 1m, pop: 15,000), Odisha, India
  
• Source: FIRE-EARTH, JTWC and others

PHAILIN could intensify to a super storm—FIRE-EARTH

Cyclone PHAILIN. VIS/IR Satellite Image recorded at 11:30UTC on October 10, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.

Cyclone PHAILIN Projected Path as of 11:30UTC on October 10, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.

[NOTE: Google is not listing most of the images posted on FIRE-EARTH, or delay listing them for several days until they’ve lost their immediate relevance. Editor]

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