Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CILIDA-18 Off-shore from 19 Dec 2018 00:00 UTC to 24 Dec 2018 18:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CILIDA-18

Off-shore

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone CILIDA-18 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000536
Name	CILIDA-18
From - To	19 Dec - 24 Dec
Exposed countries	Off-shore
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	259 km/h Category 5
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability	--

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	n.a	0 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Mauritius, La Réunion (France) - Tropical Cyclone CILIDA (ECHO 21 Dec 2018)Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:03

Tropical Cyclone CILIDA continues to strengthen as it moves south-west over the Indian Ocean. On 21 December at 00:00 UTC, its centre was located approx. 640 km north of Mauritius and 775 Km north-east of La Réunion with maximum sustained winds of 194 km/h (Tropical Storm).
Over the next 24 h, it is forecast to continue moving southwards, strengthening, with maximum sustained winds up to 231 km/h. Heavy rainfall and strong winds could affect Mauritius and Rodrigues Island on 21-23 December.

Mauritius, La Réunion (France) - Tropical cyclone CILIDA (ECHO 20 Dec 2018)Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:48

Tropical cyclone CILIDA (previously named SEVEN) continued south-west over the southwestern Indian Ocean, slighty strengthening. On 20 December at 0:00 UTC, its centre was located approx. 920 km north-north-east of Mauritius and 1 090 Km north-east of La Réunion with maximum sustained winds of 83 km/h (tropical storm). Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to continue south-west, strengthening, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h.
CILIDA may pass between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island (Mauritius) early on 23 December with projected winds of up to 200 km/h. Heavy rainfall and strong wind could affect Mauritius and Rodrigues Island on 22-23 December.

Mauritius, La Réunion (France) - Tropical cyclone SEVEN (ECHO 19 Dec 2018)Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:56

Tropical cyclone SEVEN (CILIDA in La Réunion and Mauritius) formed over the Indian Ocean on 19 December. At 0:00 UTC, its centre was located approx. 1 085 km north-north-east of Mauritius and 1 250 km north-east of La Réunion with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (tropical storm).
Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to continue south-west, strengthening, with maximum sustained winds up to 102 km/h (tropical storm). SEVEN is forecast to pass over Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands on 22-23 December with maximum sustained winds up to 157 km/h.

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Pluies, houle : à 470 km de La Réunion, le cyclone intense Cilida se.... 12/26/2018 6:10:00 AM.

Satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Cilida north of Mauritius 12/25/2018 9:04:00 PM.

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