Tropical Cyclone In SW Indian Ocean Of Little Concern
By Drew Lerner
Kansas City, March 10 (World Weather Inc.) – A new tropical cyclone, 11S, formed in the southwestern Indian Ocean overnight, but the storm was unlikely to have much impact on Mauritius, Reunion or Madagascar. In the meantime, the tropical cyclone Enawo that impacted Madagascar with torrential rain, flooding and high wind was losing its tropical characteristics well south of Madagascar.
At 0900 GMT, the center of Tropical Cyclone 11S was located 715 miles east northeast of Port Louis, Mauritius at 17.3 south, 69.0 east. Movement was southward at 16 mph and maximum sustained wind speeds were reaching 40 mph. The storm is quite small in size and its development potential is not very great. However, it will remain a tropical cyclone over the next five to seven days as it moves along a path that is well south of the sugar producing islands of Mauritius and Reunion. The system will only pose a threat to shipping and because of its small size that is not likely to be much of an issue either.
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