• Indian-S: Danilo W37

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Saturday, January 09, 2021 09:21:00
    WTIO30 FMEE 091258 CCA
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    RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION
    TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)

    0.A WARNING NUMBER: 37/6/20202021
    1.A REMNANT LOW 6 (DANILO)

    2.A POSITION 2021/01/09 AT 1200 UTC:
    WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.0 S / 63.2 E
    (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND
    SIXTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST)
    MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT

    3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: NIL
    4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1001 HPA
    5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 30 KT
    RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW): NIL

    6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM):
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 370 SW: 0 NW: 0

    7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1006 HPA / 1100 KM
    8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: SHALLOW

    1.B FORECASTS (WINDS RADII IN KM):
    12H: 2021/01/10 00 UTC: 18.7 S / 61.1 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, REMNANT
    LOW
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 370 SW: 110 NW: 0

    24H: 2021/01/10 12 UTC: 19.2 S / 59.5 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, REMNANT
    LOW
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 370 SW: 110 NW: 0

    36H: 2021/01/11 00 UTC: 19.6 S / 58.2 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, REMNANT
    LOW
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 370 SW: 185 NW: 0

    48H: 2021/01/11 12 UTC: 20.2 S / 56.6 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, REMNANT
    LOW
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 370 SW: 185 NW: 0

    60H: 2021/01/12 00 UTC: 20.5 S / 54.8 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, REMNANT
    LOW
    28 KT NE: 0 SE: 280 SW: 110 NW: 0

    72H: 2021/01/12 12 UTC: 20.9 S / 53.0 E, VENT MAX= 025 KT, FILLING UP

    2.B LONGER-RANGE OUTLOOK:
    NIL


    2.C ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    THE POSITION OF THE CENTRE IS NOW WELL DEFINED, WITH A FULLY EXPOSED CIRCULATION. THE CONVECTION IS REFORMING BY PUFFS FAR FROM THE CENTRE
    WITHIN A LINE OF CONVERGENCE WHICH APPROACHES THE ISLAND OF RODRIGUE,
    WHEREAS THE CENTRE IS PASSING CLOSE TO 200KM TO THE NORTH.
    THE LATEST ASCAT DATA OF THIS MORNING MAINTAIN NEAR GALE FORCE ONLY
    IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. THE SYSTEM WAS DOWNGRADED TO RESIDUAL
    DEPRESSION AT 30 KT.

    NO CHANGE IN FORECAST: DANILO WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHWESTWARDS
    UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OF THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE
    TOWARDS THE MASCARENES ISLANDS. THIS TRACK SHOULD LEAD DANILO TO PASS
    CLOSE TO THE NORTH OR OVER THE MAURITIUS ISLAND AND THEN LA REUNION
    BETWEEN SUNDAY AND TUESDAY. THE CONSENSUS OF THE LATEST NUMERICAL
    GUIDANCES HAS TENDED TO SLOW DOWN THE OVERALL TIMING AND TO TAKE A
    MORE ZONAL OPTION AFTER THE PASSAGE CLOSE TO MAURITIUS.

    IN TERMS OF INTENSITY FORECAST: IN THE SHORT TERM, THE VERY DEGRADED
    STATE OF DANIELO'S CIRCULATION AND THE ABUNDANCE OF DRY AIR IN THE
    MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR AN IMMEDIATE NTENSIFICATION.
    HOWEVER, FROM SUNDAY ONWARDS, DANILO WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A
    GOOD UPPER LEVELS DIVERGENCE POLEWARDS, IN FRONT OF AN UPPER LEVELS
    TROUGH AND A POSSIBLE BETTER WET FEED IN THE LOW LAYERS, WHICH COULD
    LEAD TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CURRENT INTENSITY OR EVEN A SLIGHTLY
    HIGHER ONE. THE MAJORITY OF GUIDEBOOKS AND MEMBERS OF THE OVERALL
    FORECAST OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE ARE NOW IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS
    DEVELOPMENT THIS HYPOTHESIS.
    IN THE NIGHT FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY, THE UPPER LEVELS DIVERGENCE TO
    THE SOUTH DISAPPEARS. DUE TO THE LACK OF CONVERGENCE IN THE LOW
    LAYERS AND WHILE THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS QUITE DRY IN THE MIDDLE
    TROPOSPHERE, THE DEFINITIVE CYCLOLYSIS OF THIS SYSTEM, IF IT DOES NOT
    OCCUR BEFORE, SHOULD TAKE PLACE BETWEEN LA REUNION AND MADAGASCAR.

    IN TERMS OF IMPACTS, THIS WEEKEND, DANILO WILL THEREFORE PASS CLOSE
    TO THE MASCARENES. A DETERIORATION OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
    IS EXPECTED FROM EAST TO WEST, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF RAINFALL.

    - FOR THE ISLAND OF RODRIGUES, THE DEGRADATION SHOULD WIN TODAY AND
    CONTINUE NEXT NIGHT. NO REALLY REMARKABLE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BUT
    POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THAT COULD EXCEED 50 MM
    OVER 24 HOURS.

    - AS FAR AS THE MAURITIUS- LA REUNION SECTOR IS CONCERNED, THE TIMING
    OF THE PASSAGE CLOSE TO OR EVEN ON THESE ISLANDS SHOULD TAKE PLACE
    BETWEEN SUNDAY (ARRIVAL IN MAURITIUS) AND TUESDAY (AWAY FROM LA
    REUNION). WE INVITE THE POPULATIONS OF THESE ISLANDS TO KEEP UP TO
    DATE WITH WEATHER FORECASTS THROUGH THEIR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL
    SERVICE.
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