{"id":21385,"date":"2023-02-17T04:29:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=21385"},"modified":"2023-03-07T00:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T05:46:09","slug":"tropical-cyclone-freddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/tropical-cyclone-freddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Freddy: Still going strong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 7 March:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Freddy has passed over Madagascar and initially deintensified, but with the warm waters of the Mozambique Channel feeding him, he is growing again. He is expected to reach category 2 levels with winds over 90knot. Landfall over Mozambique is forecast on March 11. The west coast of Madagascar, and the coastal regions of Mozambique, including FQMA\/Maputo will see some bad weather for the next few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Update 21 February:<\/span><\/strong> Freddy is decreasing to a category 1 hurricane with wind speeds between 80-85knots. It is due to make landfall over Madagascar in the afternoon of Feb 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We don’t often post about tropical storms unless they are monumental and expected to cause a severe level of disruption and damage.<\/p>\n

Freddy is fairly big, and it’s a Friday, so I figured I would give him his 10 minutes of fame.<\/p>\n

Just how big?<\/h4>\n

He is currently a Category 4 hurricane<\/strong> which means his wind speeds are topping 120 knots.<\/strong> The likes of Hurricane Katrina reached Category 5 levels (although she was only a 3 when she made landfall). Hurricane Harvey was a 4 when he hit Texas in 2017.<\/p>\n

So Freddy is big, and Freddy is bad. But Freddy is also, currently, still swirling about the Indian Ocean<\/strong> and nothing more than a blob on your SigWx chart that you might detour around slightly.<\/p>\n

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Where is Freddy heading?<\/h4>\n

Freddy is heading west, towards Mauritius and Madagascar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He will reach the Port Louis area in the next 2 days, and is forecast to have de-intensified to a Category 3<\/strong>, with wind speeds around 110 knots. The following airports will likely experience severe weather conditions as the storm passes:<\/p>\n