Thursday, 23 February 2023, 12:00 UTC
Issued: Thursday, 23 February 2022, 12:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone FREDDY heads onto the East coast of Mozambique as a Severe Tropical Storm. Landfall is expected on Friday around 12 UTC with gusts up to 130 kph.
FREDDY has passed over Madagascar and rentered the ocean again in the Mozambique Channel. After decreasing to a Tropical Depression with meand winds of only 30 kt it is now experiencing a re-intensification. Before making landfall on the East coast of Mozambique, FREDDY strengthens to a Severe Tropical Storm again with mean winds of up to 100 kph and gusts up to 130 kph.
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 12:00 UTC
Issued: Tuesday, 21 February 2022, 12:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone FREDDY is still producing wind gusts in excess of 200 kph and is approaching the coast around Mananjary. Gale-force winds of up to 200 kph and severe storm surge are expected on land.
FREDDY is currently located about 100 km east of Nosy Varika, a rural community on the east coast of Madagascar. The cyclone is moving west-southwest at 30 kph and is expected to make landfall between Nosy, Varika and Mananjary at 18 CET. The storm currently still shows gusts of just over 200 kph and belongs to the category of Intense Tropical Cyclone with mean winds around 175 kph.
Monday, 20 February 2023, 12:00 UTC
Issued: Monday, 20 February 2022, 12:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone FREDDY passes 150 km north of Mauritius and heads onto landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday evening. Gusts up to 150 kph in Mauritius and up to 250 in Madagascar expected. Accumulated precipitation of up to 300 mm possible.
Tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere are not as common as in the northern hemisphere. This is mainly because the temperature conditions of the Atlantic Ocean in the southern hemisphere are not suitable; the water surface here is too cold all year round. Only in the Indian Ocean and occasionally in the southern Pacific do tropical cyclones occur, but nevertheless they can reach great strength.
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