Cyclone ‘Dumazile’ to Rock Reunion
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A cyclone dubbed Dumazile, Zulu for ‘she disappoints’, is on her way to rock the shores of Reunion. This will be the second cyclone to run over the French Island this year. Originating off the east coast near the Northern most point of Madagascar, the cyclone heads south charging up along the way. If the Global Forecasting System (GFS) can be trusted as much as the car guards who keep your keys safe while you surf, then there should be one helluva swell heading Durban’s way. At present, there is merely a benign section of convection emanating about 500 nautical miles north of Reunion known as a ’94s’. Cyclone.com had the following to say: Animated multispectral satellite imagery depicts consolidating, flaring convection above a low-level circulation (llc). A 271051z SSMI 85ghz microwave image shows a notch feature in the convection above the llc. 94s is aided by an upper-level anticyclone creating adequate divergence aloft and low (10-15 knot) vertical wind shear.” To all the meteorologist/surfers out there I’m sure you know whats being said, for the rest of us (me included) here’s a better understanding of this weather jargon. Dumazile will not form into a tropical cyclone over the next two days, from there it […]