02.13.11

Intense Tropical Cyclone Bingiza

Posted in Non-US Weather, Tropical Weather, Weather News at 1:20 pm by Rebekah

Intense Tropical Cyclone Bingiza (see southwest Indian Ocean ratings) now has 10-minute average sustained winds of 105 mph and a minimum pressure of 953 mb (equivalent of a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale). The tropical cyclone is still slowly moving towards northeastern Madagascar at 5 mph, and is expected to now in about 24 hours (late Monday night local time).

Forecast track of Tropical Cyclone Bingiza, from Weather Underground

Tropical Cyclone Bingiza, from UW-CIMSS

Tropical Cyclone Bingiza, from Terra/MODIS

The tropical cyclone is still headed for the farming towns of Manambolosy, Mananara Nord, and Soanierana Ivongo, as well as affect a tiny, offshore island called Île Sainte-Marie.

See also the post earlier today on Bingiza.

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