quote:Mora sets course for Bangladesh
Tropical Cyclone "Mora" (02B) formed in the Bay of Bengal on May 28, 2017, and is now intensifying on its way toward Bangladesh. The cyclone is expected to make landfall near Chittagong after midnight UTC on May 30 with wind speeds near 120 km/h (75 mph), dangerous storm surge and very heavy rainfall. This is the second named storm of the 2017 North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season.
A low pressure area formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 26 under the influence of a persistent area of convection and rapidly intensified. Late May 28 (UTC), IMD classified it as Cyclonic Storm "Mora." Under the influence of the precursor low of Mora, it strengthened the arrival of monsoon which caused heavy disaster in Sri Lanka and Andaman islands with at least 180 fatalities.
According to RSMC New Delhi Tropical Storm "Mora" Advisory No. 5, issued 06:00 UTC on May 29, Mora was centered over the east-central Bay of Bengal and has moved at a speed of 11 km/h (6.8 mph) over the past six hours. At 03:00 UTC, its center was located about 660 km (410 miles) south-southeast of Kolkata and 550 km (342 miles) south-southwest of Chittagong.
According to satellite imagery, Mora's maximum surface sustained winds were about 83 km/h (52 mph) with gusts to 102 km/h (63 mph). The estimated central pressure was about 992 hPa.
Tropical Cyclone "Mora" (02B) formed in the Bay of Bengal on May 28, 2017, and is now intensifying on its way toward Bangladesh. The cyclone is expected to make landfall near Chittagong after midnight UTC on May 30 with wind speeds near 120 km/h (75 mph), dangerous storm surge and very heavy rainfall. This is the second named storm of the 2017 North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season.
A low pressure area formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 26 under the influence of a persistent area of convection and rapidly intensified. Late May 28 (UTC), IMD classified it as Cyclonic Storm "Mora." Under the influence of the precursor low of Mora, it strengthened the arrival of monsoon which caused heavy disaster in Sri Lanka and Andaman islands with at least 180 fatalities.
According to RSMC New Delhi Tropical Storm "Mora" Advisory No. 5, issued 06:00 UTC on May 29, Mora was centered over the east-central Bay of Bengal and has moved at a speed of 11 km/h (6.8 mph) over the past six hours. At 03:00 UTC, its center was located about 660 km (410 miles) south-southeast of Kolkata and 550 km (342 miles) south-southwest of Chittagong.
According to satellite imagery, Mora's maximum surface sustained winds were about 83 km/h (52 mph) with gusts to 102 km/h (63 mph). The estimated central pressure was about 992 hPa.
Tropical Cyclone Mora forecast track by RSMC New Delhi May 29, 2017
The system is likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours, the center said. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast near Chittagong on May 30 (morning, local time).
A storm surge of about 1 to 1.5 meter (3.3 - 5 feet) above astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas of Bangladesh coast between Sitakund and Uttar Jari at the time of landfall.
Een cycloon, ook al is het geen superzware, is altijd een gevaar voor het laag-gelegen Bangladesh
Hopelijk gaat het meevallen. Zie ook:
WKN / Meer dan 150 doden door overstromingen Sri Lanka
Mmmmmm
twitter:wxjerdman twitterde op maandag 29-05-2017 om 12:39:39BMD: 4-5' storm surge expected with TC #Mora in SE Bangladesh tonight, including #Chittagong (4 million pop.)… https://t.co/tir3o55UQ4 reageer retweet
