Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Hurricane update - 21 February

The Indian Ocean is now home to no fewer than THREE tropical cyclones. Hurricane Favio, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is not going to be as intense as projected yesterday. Nonetheless, Mozambique will get a battering with 90 mph winds. Favio is starting to affect the Mozambique coastline this afternoon.

Cyclone Gamede lies south of Diego Garcia and will gain hurricane strength in three days as it moves westward to the sea area north of La Reunion.

Cyclone 16S (which will be named Humba) is even further east, but will also gain hurricane strength by Saturday. Humba is headed southwest across the Indian Ocean and does not appear to be threatening land at this stage.

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