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WTXS21 PGTW 20000324 00:30z SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT 240021Z MAR 00// RMKS/ 1. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 2. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.3S0 96.7E2 TO 15.6S2 85.9E2 WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 232330Z3 INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 16.0S7 95.1E5. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 KNOTS. 3. REMARKS: ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES MODERATE CONVECTION HAS BEGUN TO BUILD AND WRAP AROUND THE SYSTEM=S LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THOUGH SCATTEROMETER DATA AND SCARCE SYNOPTIC REPORTS DO NOT YET INDICATE AN INTENSIFYING WIND FIELD, ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATE IMPROVED OUTFLOW ALOFT AND A DECREASE IN VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION. THESE IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ALLOW FURTHER INTENSIFICATION. SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES REMAIN AT 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED NEAR 1003 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS NOW GOOD. 4. THIS ALERT VALID UNTIL 250030Z0.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000324 15:00z COR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241200Z9 --- NEAR 15.3S9 93.1E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S9 93.1E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z7 --- 15.0S6 90.6E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z0 --- 14.9S4 88.0E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z8 --- 14.6S1 85.3E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z1 --- 14.3S8 82.6E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 241500Z2 POSITION NEAR 15.2S8 92.5E6. THE AREA OF CONVECTION SOUTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND, WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT, HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THE TROPICAL SYSTEM, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 295 NM SOUTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 241130Z1 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGERY DEPICT A RELATIVELY SMALL (100 NM IN AREAL EXTENT) SYSTEM. IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A DEVELOPING CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) OVER THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND A POSSIBLE BANDING FEATURE OVER THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT. IT APPEARS THAT THE LLCC IS NEAR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CDO. 200 MB ANALYSIS INDICATES THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IS SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. A MID-LEVEL HIGH CENTERED NEAR 30S3 70E7, SHOULD BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD TO A POSITION NEAR 30S3 85E3. AS A RESULT, TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GENERALLY WESTWARD WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE REGION. TC IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AT A NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EQUATORWARD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241200Z9 IS 12 FEET. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS NAVPACMETOCCEN 240021Z MAR 00 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS21 PGTW 240030 ) NEXT WARNINGS AT 250300Z0 (DTG 250151Z4) AND 251500Z3 (DTG 251351Z7). JUSTIFICATION FOR CORRECTION: CORRECTED DTG AND REMARKS.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000325 03:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 250000Z7 --- NEAR 15.3S9 90.3E2 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S9 90.3E2 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z0 --- 14.9S4 87.6E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 055 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z8 --- 15.0S6 85.7E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z1 --- 15.2S8 83.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z9 --- 15.4S0 81.5E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z0 --- 15.4S0 77.5E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 250300Z0 POSITION NEAR 15.2S8 89.6E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 430 NM WEST- SOUTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 242330Z4 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 35 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RELATIVELY SMALL (150 NM IN AREAL EXTENT) SYSTEM. RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAK BANDING FEATURE ORGANIZING AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY, WRAPPING INTO THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). 200 MB ANALYSIS INDICATES THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IS SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON ITS WESTWARD TRACK THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AT A NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EQUATORWARD OF THE UPPER- LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 250000Z7 IS 14 FEET. SUBSEQUENT WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED AT 6-HOUR INTERVALS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NEXT WARNINGS AT 250900Z6 (DTG 250751Z0), 251500Z3 (DTG 251351Z7), 252100Z0 (DTG 251951Z3) AND 260300Z1 (DTG 260151Z5).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000325 09:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 250600Z3 --- NEAR 15.3S9 89.1E8 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S9 89.1E8 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z6 --- 14.9S4 86.2E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 065 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z4 --- 14.6S1 83.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 085 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z7 --- 14.5S0 80.4E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z5 --- 14.5S0 77.8E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 065 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z6 --- 14.5S0 72.4E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 250900Z6 POSITION NEAR 15.2S8 88.4E0. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 250530Z5 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 45 AND 55 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RELATIVELY SMALL COMPACT SYSTEM THAT HAS INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. 200 MB ANALYSIS INDICATES GOOD DIVERGENCE OVER TC 21S (HUDAH) WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON ITS WESTWARD TRACK THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS DUE TO THE FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. THE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING BETWEEN THE 24 AND 36 HOUR PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 250600Z3 IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 251500Z3 (DTG 251351Z7), 252100Z0 (DTG 251951Z3), 260300Z1 (DTG 260151Z5) AND 260900Z7 (DTG 260751Z1).// ========================================================================= WARNING 004 NOT AVAILABLE ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000325 21:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 251800Z6 --- NEAR 15.1S7 87.4E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 15.1S7 87.4E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z4 --- 14.9S4 85.4E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z7 --- 14.8S3 82.9E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z5 --- 14.8S3 80.2E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z8 --- 14.7S2 77.5E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 252100Z0 POSITION NEAR 15.0S6 86.9E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 251730Z8 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SMALL SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO WEAKEN DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS, WITH CLOUD TOPS WARMING AND THE WARM EYE NO LONGER EVIDENT. RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY DEPICTS A BAND IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT WRAPPING INTO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. 200 MB ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO INDICATE GOOD DIVERGENCE OVER TC 21S (HUDAH) WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UW-CIMSS MID- TO UPPERLEVEL SATELLITE WINDS DEPICT AN UPPERLEVEL TROUGH TO THE SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SUB-TROPICAL WESTERLIES. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES OUT OF THE DIVERGENT QUADRANT OF THE UPPERLEVEL TROUGH TO THE SOUTH. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 251800Z6 IS 22 FEET. SUBSEQUENT WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED AT 12-HOUR INTERVALS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NEXT WARNINGS AT 260900Z7 (DTG 260751Z1) AND 262100Z1 (DTG 261951Z4).// ========================================================================= WARNING 006 NOT AVAILABLE ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000326 21:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 007 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 261800Z7 --- NEAR 14.6S1 83.4E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 180 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 14.6S1 83.4E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z5 --- 14.5S0 80.9E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 180 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z8 --- 14.6S1 78.3E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 180 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z6 --- 14.7S2 75.8E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z9 --- 15.1S7 73.3E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 035 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 262100Z1 POSITION NEAR 14.6S1 82.8E8. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 261830Z0 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTAINED ITS INTENSITY DURING THE PAST TWELVE HOURS. RECENT SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI) PASS INDICATES A CONVECTIVE BAND IN THE NORTHERN QUADRANT, WITH STRONGEST CONVECTION IN A 20 NM BAND NEAR THE CENTER. 200 MB ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO INDICATE GOOD DIVERGENCE OVER TC 21S (HUDAH) WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS ALONG THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES INTO AN AREA OF INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. WIND RADII TO THE SOUTH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED AND ARE BASED ON A RECENT QUIKSCATT PASS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 261800Z7 IS 26 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 270900Z8 (DTG 270751Z2) AND 272100Z2 (DTG 271951Z5).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000327 09:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 270600Z5 --- NEAR 14.6S1 81.5E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 090 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 14.6S1 81.5E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z8 --- 14.6S1 79.4E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 090 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z6 --- 14.8S3 77.3E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 140 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 080 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z9 --- 15.1S7 75.0E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z7 --- 15.5S1 72.7E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 270900Z8 POSITION NEAR 14.6S1 81.0E9. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 270530Z7 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS, WITH VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWING A 7 NM CLOUD FILLED EYE. A 270325Z9 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI) PASS INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT BANDING FEATURE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SYSTEM. 200 MB ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO INDICATE GOOD DIVERGENCE OVER TC 21S (HUDAH) WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SITUATED ALONG THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES INTO AN AREA OF INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A MID- LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270600Z5 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 272100Z2 (DTG 271951Z5) AND 280900Z9 (DTG 280751Z3).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000327 21:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 009 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 271800Z8 --- NEAR 14.7S2 79.7E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 265 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 14.7S2 79.7E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z6 --- 15.0S6 77.6E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z9 --- 15.4S0 75.5E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 080 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z7 --- 15.7S3 73.0E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 291800Z0 --- 15.9S5 70.5E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 272100Z2 POSITION NEAR 14.8S3 79.2E8. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 271730Z0 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. A 271513Z9 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASS DEPICTS A WELL DEVELOPED, SYMMETRIC SYSTEM WITH A SIGNIFICANT BANDING FEATURE EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. THE PASS ALSO INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF A CLOUD FILLED EYE WITH THE DEEPEST CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EYEWALL. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A MORE WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK IS FORECAST AS A MID-LEVEL HIGH SITUATED EAST OF MADAGASCAR WEAKENS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY REACHING PEAK INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 271800Z8 IS 28 FEET. A 6 HOURLY WARNING (WTXS31 PGTW 280300) WILL BE GENERATED TO UTILIZE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. WARNINGS WILL THEN BE TRANSMITTED EVERY 12 HOURS.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000328 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 280000Z0 --- NEAR 14.8S3 78.5E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 265 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 14.8S3 78.5E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z3 --- 15.3S9 76.2E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z1 --- 15.8S4 73.7E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z4 --- 16.2S9 71.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 16.6S3 68.4E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 280300Z3 POSITION NEAR 14.9S4 77.9E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 575 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 272330Z7 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 AND 100 KNOTS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO DEPICT AN 11 NM TIGHTLY CURVED BANDING EYE. INFRARED AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATE INTENSIFICATION OF THE UPPER ANTICYCLONE INDICATIVE OF THE WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW CHANNELS SITUATED TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LLCC. A SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE BAND REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A MID-LEVEL HIGH SITUATED EAST OF MADAGASCAR WEAKENS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN CURRENT INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. AFTERWARD, THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 280000Z0 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 281500Z6 (DTG 281351Z0) AND 290300Z4 (DTG 290151Z8). FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000328 15:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 011 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 281200Z3 --- NEAR 15.5S1 76.1E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 15.5S1 76.1E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z1 --- 16.0S7 73.7E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z4 --- 16.6S3 71.3E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 17.1S9 68.8E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z6 --- 17.5S3 66.3E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 281500Z6 POSITION NEAR 15.6S2 75.5E7. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 530 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 281130Z2 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN IRREGULAR 8 NM EYE. A 280632Z1 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS SHOWS A SMALL EYE WITH A CONVECTIVE BAND WRAPPING FROM THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT INTO THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE SYSTEM. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT AS TC 21S (HUDAH) TRACKS UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A MID-LEVEL HIGH SITUATED EAST OF MADAGASCAR WEAKENS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLOWLY AFTER THE 12 HOUR POINT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 281200Z3 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 290300Z4 (DTG 290151Z8) AND 291500Z7 (DTG 291351Z1).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000329 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 012 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 290000Z1 --- NEAR 16.1S8 73.9E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.1S8 73.9E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z4 --- 16.8S5 71.3E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 17.4S2 68.7E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z6 --- 17.9S7 66.0E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z4 --- 18.4S3 63.6E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 290300Z4 POSITION NEAR 16.3S0 73.3E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 546 NM SOUTH OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 282330Z8 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. A 282113Z7 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS DEPICTED A SMALL (10 NM) CLOUD FILLED IRREGULAR EYE WITH CONVECTIVE BANDING FEATURES EVIDENT EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST. ANIMATED INFRARED AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOW WEAKENING OF THE UPPER-ANTICYCLONE OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS PARTICULARLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. MID-LEVEL HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27.0S9 65.0E1 WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST WITH AN APPROACH OF A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH FROM SOUTHEAST AFRICA OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 290000Z1 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 291500Z7 (DTG 291351Z1) AND 300300Z6 (DTG 300151Z0).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000329 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 013 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 291200Z4 --- NEAR 16.8S5 71.4E2 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.8S5 71.4E2 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 17.3S1 68.8E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z6 --- 17.9S7 66.1E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z4 --- 18.4S3 63.4E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z7 --- 18.8S7 60.7E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 291500Z7 POSITION NEAR 16.9S6 70.8E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 486 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT MATHURIN, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 291130Z6 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 AND 115 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A 10 NM CLOUD-FILLED EYE WITH A BANDING FEATURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL CONVECTION. THE 290438Z6 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER PASS INDICATES THAT THE STRONGEST CONVECTION IS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EYEWALL. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THAT OUTFLOW HAS REMAINED GOOD OVERALL EXCEPT IN THE WESTERN QUADRANT. MODEL DATA CONTINUES TO FORECAST A WEAKENING OF THE MID-LEVEL HIGH, CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR 27.0S9 68.5E9, AND SHIFTS IT EASTWARD WITH THE APPROACH OF A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH FROM SOUTHEAST AFRICA AFTER THE 36-HOUR POINT. TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED MID-LEVEL RIDGE, WITHIN THE DOMINANT RIDGE PATTERN (OR TROPICAL EASTERLY PATTERN) FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 291200Z4 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 300300Z6 (DTG 300151Z0) AND 301500Z9 (DTG 301351Z3).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000330 03:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 014 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 300000Z3 --- NEAR 16.9S6 68.9E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.9S6 68.9E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z6 --- 16.9S6 66.5E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z4 --- 16.8S5 64.0E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z7 --- 16.8S5 61.4E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z1 --- 16.7S4 58.7E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 300300Z6 POSITION NEAR 16.9S6 68.3E7. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 350 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT MATHURIN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 300000Z3 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DEEP CONVECTION AROUND A WELL-DEFINED EMBEDDED CENTER. ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY SUGGESTS THE SYSTEM IS BEING SHEARED SLIGHTLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO ITS SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THIS RIDGE HAS BUILT SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND IS PROVIDING A MORE WESTWARD STEERING INFLUENCE THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 300000Z3 IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 301500Z9 (DTG 301351Z3) AND 310300Z7 (DTG 310151Z1).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000330 15:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 015 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 301200Z6 --- NEAR 16.9S6 66.5E7 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.9S6 66.5E7 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z4 --- 16.9S6 64.0E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z7 --- 17.0S8 61.5E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z1 --- 17.0S8 58.9E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z4 --- 16.8S5 56.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 301500Z9 POSITION NEAR 16.9S6 65.9E0. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 240 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT MATHURIN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 301130Z8 AND 301200Z6 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS SOME WEAKENING OF THE SYSTEM IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY SUGGESTS THE SYSTEM IS BEING SHEARED SLIGHTLY FROM THE EAST. THIS SHEAR IS A RESULT OF THE 200 MB UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO ITS SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 301200Z6 IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 310300Z7 (DTG 310151Z1) AND 311500Z0 (DTG 311351Z4).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000331 03:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 016 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 310000Z4 --- NEAR 17.0S8 64.3E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 17.0S8 64.3E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z7 --- 16.9S6 62.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z1 --- 16.9S6 59.7E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z4 --- 16.8S5 57.4E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 16.4S1 55.3E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 310300Z7 POSITION NEAR 17.0S8 63.7E6. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 165 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PORT MATHURIN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 302330Z1 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A BANDING TYPE EYE FEATURE AND SOME SLIGHTLY IMPROVED ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVECTION. ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS A DECREASE IN THE SHEAR THE SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING PREVIOUSLY. 200MB ANALYSIS AND UW-CIMSS VERTICAL SHEAR PRODUCTS SHOW TC 21S (HUDAH) POSITIONED BELOW THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO ITS SOUTH. AFTER THAT, TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AS THE STEERING RIDGE BUILDS TOWARDS THE NORTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN UNDER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 310000Z4 IS 26 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 311500Z0 (DTG 311351Z4) AND 010300Z4 DTG 010151Z8).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000331 15:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 017 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 311200Z7 --- NEAR 17.0S8 61.8E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 085 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 17.0S8 61.8E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z1 --- 17.0S8 59.2E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 085 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z4 --- 16.9S6 56.7E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 16.6S3 54.3E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 065 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z5 --- 16.3S0 51.9E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 311500Z0 POSITION NEAR 17.0S8 61.2E9. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 190 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT MATHURIN, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 311130Z9 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THAT THE SYSTEM HAS A 20 NM EYE AND HAS INTENSIFIED DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS. 200MB ANALYSIS AND UW-CIMSS VERTICAL WIND SHEAR PRODUCTS SHOW TC 21S (HUDAH) POSITIONED BELOW THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY REVEALS GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO ITS SOUTH. AFTER THAT, TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AS THE STEERING RIDGE BUILDS TOWARDS THE NORTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY UNDER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 311200Z7 IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 010300Z4 (DTG 010151Z8) AND 011500Z7 (DTG 011351Z1).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000401 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 018 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 010000Z1 --- NEAR 17.0S8 59.4E8 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 17.0S8 59.4E8 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z4 --- 16.9S6 56.8E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 16.7S4 54.5E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z5 --- 16.2S9 51.9E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z3 --- 15.6S2 49.8E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 010300Z4 POSITION NEAR 17.0S8 58.7E0. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 560 NM WEST OF MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 312330Z2 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 115 AND 127 KNOTS. A 312047Z7 PARTIAL TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS DEPICTED AN INTENSE, SYMMETRIC SYSTEM WITH A 24 NM CLOUD FREE EYE. THE 85 GHZ IMAGE SHOWS THAT THE EYEWALL COMPLETELY SURROUNDS THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY REVEALS A CONVECTIVE BANDING FEATURE EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. A MID-LEVEL RIDGE SITUATED OVER MOZAMBIQUE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER MADAGASCAR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TC 21S (HUDAH) WILL THEN TAKE A MORE WEST- NORTHWESTWARD TRACK THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 125 KNOTS. THE TRMM PASS WAS USED TO ADJUST THE SIZE (WIND RADII) OF THE SYSTEM. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 010000Z1 IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 011500Z7 (DTG 011351Z1) AND 020300Z5 (DTG 020151Z9). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22P (TESSI) WARNINGS (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000401 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 019 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 011200Z4 --- NEAR 16.6S3 56.9E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S3 56.9E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 16.2S9 54.4E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z5 --- 15.7S3 51.8E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z3 --- 15.1S7 49.4E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 031200Z6 --- 14.9S4 47.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 011500Z7 POSITION NEAR 16.5S2 56.3E4. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 NM EAST OF ANTANAMBE, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 011130Z6 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 127 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGERY REVEAL THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS STRENGTHENED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND HAS A 21 NM ROUND EYE. IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS THAT DEEP CONVECTION WITHIN THE EYEWALL HAS INTENSIFIED, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF THE SYSTEM. A 010538Z7 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER PASS DEPICTS A SYMMETRIC EYEWALL WITH A BANDING FEATURE WRAPPING AROUND THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM INTO THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER MADAGASCAR, AND EXTENDING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. A 010601Z8 ERS2 SCATTEROMETER PASS SUPPORTS THE INITIAL 35-KNOT WIND RADIUS, AND INDICATES THAT THE STRONGER WINDS ARE CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY UNTIL MAKING LANDFALL NEAR THE 30-HOUR POINT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 011200Z4 IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 020300Z5 (DTG 020151Z9) AND 021500Z8 (DTG 021351Z2). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22P (TESSI) WARNINGS (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000402 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 020 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 020000Z2 --- NEAR 16.2S9 54.4E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S9 54.4E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z5 --- 15.5S1 51.8E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 065 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z3 --- 14.9S4 49.7E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER 010 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 031200Z6 --- 14.6S1 47.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 14.4S9 45.0E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 020300Z5 POSITION NEAR 16.0S7 53.7E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 NM EAST OF ANTANAMBE, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 012330Z9 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 125 KNOTS. A 012109Z3 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS AND A 011813Z4 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE (SSM/I) SHOT DEPICTED A WELL DEFINED 20 NM EYE WITH A CONCENTRIC EYE WALL FEATURE. A CONVECTIVE BAND IS ALSO VISIBLE ABOUT 100 NM TO THE SOUTHEAST. MID-LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM MOZAMBIQUE IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN OVER MADAGASCAR OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE ON A WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK BEFORE MOVING INTO A SLIGHT WEAKNESS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY UNTIL MAKING LANDFALL NEAR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 020000Z2 IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 021500Z8 (DTG 021351Z2) AND 030300Z6 (DTG 030151Z0). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22P (TESSI) WARNINGS (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000402 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 021 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 021200Z5 --- NEAR 15.5S1 51.6E2 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 015 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 15.5S1 51.6E2 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z3 --- 15.1S7 49.5E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 010 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 031200Z6 --- 14.9S4 47.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 045 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 14.8S3 45.1E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 041200Z7 --- 14.9S4 42.7E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 021500Z8 POSITION NEAR 15.4S0 51.1E7. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 84 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANTALAHA, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 021130Z7 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 127 KNOTS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A SLIGHTLY WEAKENING SYSTEM AS TC 21S BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH LAND. IMAGERY NOW REVEALS A BANDING EYE WITH DEEP CONVECTION WITHIN THE EYEWALL DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM MOZAMBIQUE IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN OVER MADAGASCAR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THEREFORE, TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE ON A WESTWARD TRACK THROUGH THE 24 TO 36-HOUR POINT. AFTERWARDS, TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD INTO A SLIGHT WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY UNTIL MAKING LANDFALL AT THE 6-HOUR POINT, APPROXIMATELY 25 NM SOUTH OF ANTALAHA, MADAGASCAR. AFTER MOVING INTO THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, TC 21S SHOULD MAINTAIN INTENSITY AT ABOUT 90 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 021200Z5 IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 030300Z6 (DTG 030151Z0) AND 031500Z9 (DTG 031351Z3). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22P (TESSI) WARNINGS (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000403 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 022 03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 030000Z3 --- NEAR 14.8S3 49.5E8 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 290 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 14.8S3 49.5E8 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 031200Z6 --- 14.3S8 47.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 14.1S6 44.8E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 055 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 035 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 041200Z7 --- 14.0S5 42.9E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 09 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 14.0S5 41.0E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 030300Z6 POSITION NEAR 14.7S2 49.0E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH) MOVED ONSHORE OVER NORTHERN MADAGASCAR AT 021730Z3 ABOUT 15 NM SOUTHEAST OF ANTALAHA PACKING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 115 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 140 KNOTS. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 45 NM WEST OF ANTALAHA, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 022330Z0 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 AND 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS THAT THE EYE HAS BECOME CLOUD FILLED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE SYSTEM HAS REMAINED WELL ORGANIZED. OUTFLOW REMAINS IMPRESSIVE INDICATIVE OF OUTFLOW CHANNELS VISIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE WESTWARD AS A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH, MOVING OFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICA COAST, SLIGHTLY WEAKENS THE RIDGE SITUATED OVER CENTRAL MADAGASCAR. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. AFTERWARD, SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. NEXT WARNINGS AT 031500Z9 (DTG 031351Z3) AND 040300Z7 (DTG 040151Z1). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22P (TESSI) (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR FINAL WARNING. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (NONAME) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000403 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 023 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 031200Z6 --- NEAR 15.1S7 46.3E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 15.1S7 46.3E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 15.6S2 44.3E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 041200Z7 --- 16.2S9 42.0E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 16.9S6 39.8E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 17.5S3 37.6E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 015 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 045 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 031500Z9 POSITION NEAR 15.2S8 45.8E7. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH) HAS MOVED OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR AND IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 34 NM NORTH OF MAJUNGA, MADAGASCAR. TC 21S HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 031130Z8 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. A 030247Z6 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASS SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVECTION IS SOUTH OF THE CENTER, WRAPPING INTO THE WESTERN QUADRANT OF TC 21S. ANIMATED VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS MOVED OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR AND REMAINS TIGHTLY WRAPPED. INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS WEAKENED SINCE THE SSM/I PASS, BUT SOME DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEGUN TO RE-DEVELOP OVER THE LLCC. TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE CREATED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICA COAST. TC 21S IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AT A NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE AS IT TRACKS WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 031200Z6 IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 040300Z7 (DTG 040151Z1) AND 041500Z0 (DTG 041351Z4). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (NONAME) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000404 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 024 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 040000Z4 --- NEAR 15.5S1 44.1E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 045 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 15.5S1 44.1E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 041200Z7 --- 16.3S0 42.2E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 16.8S5 40.5E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 065 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 17.0S8 38.8E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 075 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 17.0S8 37.1E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 010 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 055 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 040300Z7 POSITION NEAR 15.7S3 43.6E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 130 NM WEST OF MAJUNGA, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 032330Z1 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 KNOTS AND SYNOPTIC DATA. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO REINTENSIFY AS CONVECTION HAS BEGUN TO REFORM AROUND THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AS IT MOVES OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR AND BACK INTO OPEN WATER. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS TOWARD A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE CREATED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST. THE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE WESTWARD TRACK. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING AT A NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE AS IT TRACKS WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 040000Z4 IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 041500Z0 (DTG 041351Z4) AND 050300Z8 (DTG 050151Z2). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000404 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 025 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 041200Z7 --- NEAR 15.3S9 42.3E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S9 42.3E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 15.9S5 40.8E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 055 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 16.3S0 39.4E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 055 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 16.6S3 38.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 16.6S3 36.7E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 041500Z0 POSITION NEAR 15.4S0 41.9E4. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 105 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NACALA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 041130Z9 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO REINTENSIFY AS CONVECTION CONTINUES TO CONSOLIDATE AROUND THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS TOWARD A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE CREATED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST. THE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO RESUME A WESTWARD TRACK, AS THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY UNTIL LANDFALL AT APPROXIMATELY 050600Z1, 100 NM SOUTH OF NACALA. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 041200Z7 IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 050300Z8 (DTG 050151Z2) AND 051500Z1 (DTG 051351Z5). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000405 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 026 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 050000Z5 --- NEAR 16.5S2 41.0E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S2 41.0E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 17.2S0 39.3E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 17.4S2 37.7E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 100 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 17.4S2 36.2E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 070000Z7 --- 17.4S2 35.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 050300Z8 POSITION NEAR 16.7S4 40.6E0. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 NM EAST OF PORTO DE MOMA, MADAGASCAR, AND HAS TRACKED WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 042330Z2 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS CONVECTION CONSOLIDATES AROUND THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS TOWARD A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE CREATED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVING OFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST. THE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO RESUME A WESTWARD TRACK, AS THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY UNTIL LANDFALL AT APPROXIMATELY 060000Z6. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 050000Z5 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 051500Z1 (DTG 051351Z5) AND 060300Z9 (DTG 060151Z3). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000405 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 027 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 051200Z8 --- NEAR 16.9S6 39.7E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 020 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 16.9S6 39.7E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 17.4S2 38.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 17.8S6 37.8E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 090 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 070000Z7 --- 18.0S9 37.0E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 071200Z0 --- 17.9S7 36.2E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 051500Z1 POSITION NEAR 17.0S8 39.4E6. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 NM EAST OF PORTO DE MOMA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 051130Z0 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST OF MADAGASCAR. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD THROUGH OUT THE PERIOD, MAKING LANDFALL NEAR PORTO DE QUELIMANE, MOZAMBIQUE. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY BEFORE LANDFALL AT 070000Z7, THEN BEGIN DISSIPATING OVER LAND. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 051200Z8 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 060300Z9 (DTG 060151Z3) AND 061500Z2 (DTG 061351Z6). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000406 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 028 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 060000Z6 --- NEAR 17.6S4 39.4E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 17.6S4 39.4E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 18.6S5 38.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 070000Z7 --- 18.9S8 37.7E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 090 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 071200Z0 --- 18.8S7 37.0E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 090 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 080000Z8 --- 18.1S0 35.9E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 060300Z9 POSITION NEAR 17.9S7 39.2E4. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 NM SOUTH OF PORTO DE MOMA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 03 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 052330Z3 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. A 051859Z8 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) DEPICTED A WELL DEVELOPED CONVECTIVE BAND EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. ABOUT 6 HOURS AGO, IT APPEARED IN ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY, THAT THE SYSTEM TEMPORARILY DEVELOPED AN EYE. 200 MB ANALYSIS INDICATES IMPROVED UPPER-LEVEL DIFFLUENCE OVER THE REGION. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD EASTWARD OVER SOUTHERN MADAGASCAR AFTER THE 24 HOUR FORECAST PERIOD. TC 21S (HUDAH) SHOULD CONTINUE TO PARALLEL THE MOZAMBIQUE COAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE TAKING A MORE WESTWARD TURN TOWARD THE COAST. TC 21S (HUDAH) SHOULD INTENSIFY AT A CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE AFTER THE 36 HOUR PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 060000Z6 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 061500Z2 (DTG 061351Z6) AND 070300Z0 (DTG 070151Z4). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000406 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 029 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 061200Z9 --- NEAR 18.4S3 38.5E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 020 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 18.4S3 38.5E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 070000Z7 --- 19.1S1 37.9E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 071200Z0 --- 19.9S9 37.6E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 090 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 080000Z8 --- 21.0S3 37.6E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 081200Z1 --- 22.4S8 38.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 061500Z2 POSITION NEAR 18.6S5 38.4E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 220 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 061130Z1 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT TC 21S HAS MAINTAINED INTENSITY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS WITH A 12 NM RAGGED EYE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 21S HAS GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT AND ALSO SHOWS MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS MOZAMBIQUE NORTH OF THE JET. 500 MB ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWS 20-30 KNOTS OF NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SOUTHWEST OF TC 21S. THE MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER MADAGASCAR WITH A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH POSITIONED OVER SOUTH AFRICA. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHWARD UNDER STEERING FROM THE RIDGE TO THE EAST. TC 21S SHOULD INTENSIFY AT A CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES UNDER INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 061200Z9 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 070300Z0 (DTG 070151Z4) AND 071500Z3 (DTG 071351Z7). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000406 21:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 030 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 061800Z5 --- NEAR 19.0S0 38.7E8 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 19.0S0 38.7E8 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 070600Z3 --- 19.7S7 38.7E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z6 --- 20.5S7 39.1E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z4 --- 21.2S5 39.5E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 22.2S6 39.8E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z8 --- 24.2S8 39.6E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 062100Z9 POSITION NEAR 19.2S2 38.7E8. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF PORTO DE QUELIMANE, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED SOUTH- SOUTHEASTWARD AT 04 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 061730Z7 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED (I/R) IMAGERY DEPICTS RAPID INTENSIFICATION OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. IMAGERY ALSO REVEALS IMPROVED DEFINITION OF THE EYE WITH A SIGNIFICANT BANDING FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. A 061807Z2 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASS INDICATED A 15 NM IRREGULAR EYE WITH A CONVECTIVE BAND EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. I/R AND WATER VAPOR ANIMATION SHOW IMPROVED OUTFLOW PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. TC 21S IS TRACKING WITHIN A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CREATED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH SITUATED JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA. TC 21S IS FORECAST TO TRACK GENERALLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE 48 HOURS BEFORE TURNING SLIGHTLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD IN RESPONSE TO THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING TO THE SOUTHEAST. TC 21S SHOULD INTENSIFY AT A CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 061800Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 070300Z0 (DTG 070151Z4), 070900Z6 (DTG 070751Z0), 071500Z3 (DTG 071351Z7) AND 072100Z0 (DTG 071951Z3). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000407 03:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 031 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 070000Z7 --- NEAR 19.0S0 38.4E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 240 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 19.0S0 38.4E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 071200Z0 --- 19.5S5 37.9E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 080000Z8 --- 19.9S9 37.1E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 081200Z1 --- 19.5S5 36.1E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 19.0S0 35.1E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 100000Z1 --- 17.9S7 33.4E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 070300Z0 POSITION NEAR 19.1S1 38.3E4. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 205 NM EAST OF BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 02 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 062330Z4 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 061953Z4 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A 15 NM IRREGULAR EYE. IMAGERY ALSO REVEALS STRONGER CONVECTION CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH SITUATED OVER SOUTHEAST AFRICA HAS DECREASED IN AMPLITUDE CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THEREFORE, THE TRACK PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CHANNEL EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. TC 21S IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE TURNING NORTHWESTWARD IN RESPONSE TO THE RIDGE REESTABLISHING TO THE SOUTH. TC 21S SHOULD SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 070000Z7 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 070900Z6 (DTG 070751Z0), 071500Z3 (DTG 071351Z7), 072100Z0 (DTG 071951Z3) AND 080300Z1 (DTG 080151Z5). REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (VAUGHAN) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PGTW) FOR FINAL WARINING ON THIS SYSTEM.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000407 09:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 032 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 070600Z3 --- NEAR 18.7S6 38.3E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 340 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 18.7S6 38.3E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z6 --- 18.6S5 38.0E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z4 --- 18.7S6 37.5E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 080 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 18.6S5 36.8E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 18.3S2 36.1E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 100600Z7 --- 17.5S3 34.7E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 070900Z6 POSITION NEAR 18.7S6 38.2E3. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 210 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS DRIFTED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 070530Z5 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 070358Z3 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS DEPICT A 20 NM ROUND EYE THAT HAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. IMAGERY ALSO REVEALS STRONGER CONVECTION CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT, AND SHOWS THAT THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH IS LOCATED OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST NEAR 35E8. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS CURRENTLY SITUATED WITHIN A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WITH THE WESTERN HIGH CENTERED NEAR 16S7 30E3, AND THE EASTERN HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MADAGASCAR. TC 21S IS DRIFTING WITHIN THE WEAKNESS, UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE WESTERN HIGH. THE EASTERN RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD, SOUTH OF TC 21S, AFTER THE 12-24 HOUR POINT AS THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH PROPAGATES EAST OF THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MORE WESTWARD TO WEST- NORTHWESTWARD STEERING INFLUENCE. TC 21S SHOULD INTENSIFY WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE 36-HOUR POINT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 070600Z3 IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 071500Z3 (DTG 071351Z7), 072100Z0 (DTG 071951Z3), 080300Z1 (DTG 080151Z5) AND 080900Z7 (DTG 080751Z1).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000407 15:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 033 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 071200Z0 --- NEAR 18.6S5 38.2E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 18.6S5 38.2E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 080000Z8 --- 18.7S6 37.8E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 081200Z1 --- 18.7S6 37.2E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 075 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 18.5S4 36.4E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 18.3S2 35.6E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 035 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 101200Z4 --- 18.1S0 34.4E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 071500Z3 POSITION NEAR 18.6S5 38.1E2. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS DRIFTED NORTHWARD AT 02 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 071130Z2 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS MAINTAINED INTENSITY OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS WITH SLIGHTLY IMPROVING OUTFLOW ALOFT. IMAGERY ALSO DEPICTS A 17 NM IRREGULAR EYE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH HAS CONTINUED TO TRACK EASTWARD AND IS LOCATED OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST NEAR 37E0. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS CURRENTLY SITUATED WITHIN A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WITH THE WESTERN HIGH CENTERED NEAR 16S7 30E3, AND THE EASTERN HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MADAGASCAR. TC 21S CONTINUES TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWARD UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE WESTERN HIGH. THE EASTERN RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD, SOUTH OF TC 21S, AFTER THE 12-24 HOUR POINT AS THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH PROPAGATES EAST OF THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MORE WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD STEERING INFLUENCE. TC 21S SHOULD INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AT A NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE WITHIN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE 36-HOUR POINT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071200Z0 IS GREATER THAN 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 072100Z0 (DTG 071951Z3), 080300Z1 (DTG 080151Z5), 080900Z7 (DTG 080751Z1) AND 081500Z4 (DTG 081351Z8).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000407 21:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 034 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 071800Z6 --- NEAR 18.3S2 38.5E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 030 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 18.3S2 38.5E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z4 --- 18.1S0 38.6E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM OVER WATER 075 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 01 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 17.9S7 38.4E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 075 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 01 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 17.7S5 38.2E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000408 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 035 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 080000Z8 --- NEAR 18.0S9 38.4E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 18.0S9 38.4E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081200Z1 --- 17.6S4 38.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 17.2S0 37.9E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 16.8S5 36.9E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 100000Z1 --- 16.4S1 36.0E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 080300Z1 POSITION NEAR 17.9S7 38.4E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 85 NM EAST OF QUELIMANE, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS DRIFTED NORTHWARD AT 03 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 072330Z5 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS SLIGHTLY WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS THAT THE EYE HAS BECOME VERY RAGGED AND COMPLETELY CLOUD FILLED. ANIMATED IMAGERY AND UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATE THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) IS SITUATED WITHIN A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WITH THE WESTERN HIGH CENTERED NEAR 16S7 30E3, AND THE EASTERN HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MADAGASCAR. TC 21S HAS TRACKED TOWARDS THE NORTH UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE WESTERN HIGH. THE EASTERN RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD, PROVIDING A MORE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD STEERING INFLUENCE. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR PEBANE, MOZAMBIQUE AROUND THE 24 HOUR FORECAST PERIOD. TC 21S SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN SLOWLY AS IT APPROACHES LAND, AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AFTER MAKING LANDFALL. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080000Z8 IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 080900Z7 (DTG 080751Z1), 081500Z4 (DTG 081351Z8), 082100Z1 (DTG 081951Z4) AND 090300Z2 (DTG 090151Z6).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000408 09:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO REQ PASS TO USAID OFDA ADVISOR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 036 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 080600Z4 --- NEAR 17.2S0 38.3E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 355 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 020 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 17.2S0 38.3E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 16.5S2 38.2E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 15.7S3 37.6E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z8 --- 14.8S3 36.6E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 080900Z7 POSITION NEAR 17.0S8 38.3E4. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), IS CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL OVER PEBANE, MOZAMBIQUE. TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 08 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 080530Z6 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT STRONG CONVECTION IS LIMITED TO THE FORMER EYE WALL. TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTH, UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INCREASINGLY WESTWARD AFTER THE 12 HR TIMEFRAME AS IT MOVES AROUND THE RIDGE AXIS. TC 21S WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND, DISSIPATING OVER LAND BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080600Z4 IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 082100Z1 (DTG 081951Z4) AND 090900Z8 (DTG 090751Z2).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000408 15:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO REQ PASS TO USAID OFDA ADVISOR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 037 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 081200Z1 --- NEAR 16.7S4 38.4E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 010 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 020 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 16.7S4 38.4E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 16.0S7 38.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 050 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 340 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 15.0S6 38.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 081500Z4 POSITION NEAR 16.5S2 38.4E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH), HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 05 KNOTS IN NORTHEASTERN, MOZAMBIQUE DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 081130Z3 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY EYE FEATURE EVIDENT. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE NORTH UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. TC 21S (HUDAH)WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND DISSIPATING OVERLAND WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 081200Z1 IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 082100Z1 (DTG 081951Z4), 090300Z2 (DTG 090151Z6) AND 090900Z8 (DTG 090751Z2).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000408 21:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO REQ PASS TO USAID OFDA ADVISOR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 038 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 081800Z7 --- NEAR 16.1S8 38.5E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 050 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 16.1S8 38.5E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 15.1S7 38.5E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 082100Z1 POSITION NEAR 15.8S4 38.5E6. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH) HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER NORTHEASTERN MOZAMBIQUE DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 081730Z9 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW TC 21S (HUDAH) WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OVER LAND. CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME WEAK AND DISORGANIZED WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATING INCREASED WARMING OF THE CLOUD TOPS. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTH UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND DISSIPATING OVER LAND WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 090300Z2 (DTG 90151Z6).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000409 03:00z IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO REQ PASS TO USAID OFDA ADVISOR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 039 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 090000Z9 --- NEAR 15.4S0 38.6E7 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 15.4S0 38.6E7 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 13.7S1 38.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 090300Z2 POSITION NEAR 15.0S6 38.5E6. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH) HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER NORTHEASTERN MOZAMBIQUE DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 082330Z6 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 AND 45 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW TC 21S (HUDAH) WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OVER LAND. CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME WEAK AND DISORGANIZED, ALTHOUGH IT REMAINS PERSISTENT. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES INCREASED WARMING OF THE CLOUD TOPS. TC 21S (HUDAH) IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTH UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND DISSIPATING OVER LAND WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 090900Z8 (DTG 090751Z2).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20000409 09:00z SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO AMEMBASSY MAPUTO REQ PASS TO USAID OFDA ADVISOR 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (HUDAH) WARNING NR 040 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 090600Z5 --- NEAR 15.0S6 38.5E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 120 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 15.0S6 38.5E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z8 --- 14.3S8 38.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 090900Z8 POSITION NEAR 14.8S3 38.4E5. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (HUDAH) HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER NORTHEASTERN MOZAMBIQUE DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 090530Z7 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 AND 35 KNOTS. TC 21S (HUDAH) HAS DISSIPATED OVER LAND WITH SOME LOCALIZED, PERSISTENT CONVECTION RESULTING FROM OROGRAPHIC LIFT OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE CENTER HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THE SCATTERED CONVECTION. THE REMNANTS OF TC 21S (HUDAH) ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTH UNDER THE WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.//
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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