Hurricane update - 20 December

Tropical cyclone Bondo is now approaching maximum intensity as it approaches the northern tip of Madagascar. Current sustained maximum windspeeds are 150 mph, gusting to 185 mph, which will increase further to 160 mph sustained and 190 mph gusts near the eye of the storm. Below picture is a classical image of a tropical cyclone, and this first cyclone of the Indian Ocean season immediately shoots it as a category 5.


The trajectory, as projected on Google Earth, showed Bondo passing within 100 miles of the northern cape of the island of Madagascar. Although the winds will not be the main problem, rain will be. Bondo will veer around the northern cape and pass over the Comoros Islands (another area of concern) before running down the Mozambique Channel.