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All articles on cyclonic news in the Indian Ocean and the world
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Major Hurricane BUD in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
The 2018 hurricane season in the northeastern Pacific begins like cannonball. After hurricane ALETTA, it is the turn of BUD to animate debates in this hurricane basin. The system is slightly stronger, but is expected to weaken as it approaches Mexican peninsula Baja California.
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Depression over Bay of Bengal expected to lanfall over Myanmar this night
Low pressure area over eastcentral and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression according Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) of New Delhi. It is expected to cross Rakhine Coasts, between Sittwe and Kyauk Phyu during next 9 hours in Myanmar.
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MEKUNU : landfall over Oman close to Salalah around midnight
The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm MEKUNU intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross south Oman-southeast Yemen coasts between 53 0E and 54 0E close to south of Salalah, around midnight of today, the 25 th May, 2018.
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TC MEKUNU, landfall over Oman in the next 48h
Tropical cyclone MEKUNU was centered at 0300UTC near 13.3 0N and 55.4 0E, about 440 km south-southeast of Salalah (Oman). It is expected to cross south Oman - southeast Yemen coasts with wind speed of 160-170 kmph gusting to 190 kmph around 26th May, 2018 morning.
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MEKUNU intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
MEKUNU rapidly intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (hurricane stage) according New Delhi Cyclone Center. Environmental conditions remain favorable to the intensification and landfall over Oman south coast is expected saturday morning.
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Tropical Storm MEKUNU heading to Arabian Peninsula
Cyclogenesis that was declared in Arabian Sea has as expected, resulted in the birth of the tropical storm MEKUNU. This is the second system of this 2018 North Indian cyclonic season. The Arabian Peninsula is in the line of sight of this system which is expected to significantly strengthen.
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Potential cyclonic threat to Oman or Yemen
The situation is evolving rapidly in the Arabian Sea with the formation of a new tropical cyclone, which could reach criteria to be baptized MEKUNU during this day of Tuesday, May 22nd. The latest track trends continue to pose a potential threat to the Arabian Peninsula for this weekend.
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No cyclone activity during november and december 2016 in SWIO
Southwest indian ocean cyclone season 2016/2017 is atypical. The cyclonic basin has been silent since October and the subtropical depression Bransby. The season 2016/2017 struggles to get going and enters the club closed seasons without systems in November and December.
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Storm YVETTE did not hold its rank for long
At 0000UTC, the system was positioned by 14.3E and 115.2S at 760 km from Port Hedland on the northwest coast of Australia. It was moving slowly to the east at 6 km/h. The last hours were difficult for Yvette who was downgraded to a Tropical Depression. Perth Cyclone Center indicates that there is still chance for the system to reactivate near the coast.