SIO: ELEANOR - Remnants

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It will finish where it began.

STRONG TROPICAL STORM number 7

(ELEANOR)

Maximum winds (averaged over 10 minutes) estimated at sea: 95 km/h.

Maximum gusts estimated at sea: 130 km/h.

Estimated pressure at center: 988 hPa.

Position on February 23 at 10 a.m. local: 23.6 South / 58.2 East.

Distance from the Reunion coast: 345 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Distance from Mayotte: 1820 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Travel: SOUTH, at 15 km/h.

System information:

- Strong tropical storm ELEANOR continues to move away south of the Mascarenes while weakening.

- However, she slowed down her movement before starting a turn.

- With ELEANOR moving away, the sea state and weather conditions are improving on Mauritius and Reunion Island from this Friday.

- From Friday evening, ELEANOR should resume a trajectory towards the west-northwest while continuing to weaken. It will therefore be a very weakened system which will transit off the south of Reunion this weekend, without causing any significant deterioration in the weather.

- Subsequently, the residual depression ELEANOR will continue its trajectory towards the Malagasy eastern coasts before dying in the area of ​​its birth!

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MODERATE TROPICAL STORM number 7

(ELEANOR)

Maximum winds (averaged over 10 minutes) estimated at sea: 75 km/h.

Maximum gusts estimated at sea: 100 km/h.

Estimated pressure at center: 992 hPa.

Position on February 23 at 4 p.m. local: 23.7 South / 58.4 East.

Distance from the Reunion coast: 370 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Distance from Mayotte: 1840 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Travel: SOUTH, at 6 km/h.

System information:

- The weakening of ELEANOR is rapid, it is downgraded to a moderate tropical storm.

- Beginning her turn, ELEANOR is currently quasi-stationary.

- In the evening or next night, ELEANOR should resume a trajectory towards the west-northwest while continuing to weaken. It will therefore be a very weakened system which will transit offshore, south of Reunion this weekend, without causing any significant deterioration in the weather.

- Subsequently, the residual depression ELEANOR will continue its trajectory towards the Malagasy eastern coasts before dying in the area of ​​its birth!

[cycloneye]

This will be the last warning by Meteo France.

MODERATE TROPICAL STORM number 7

(ELEANOR)

Maximum winds (averaged over 10 minutes) estimated at sea: 65 km/h.

Maximum gusts estimated at sea: 95 km/h.

Estimated pressure at center: 996 hPa.

Position on February 23 at 10 p.m. local: 23.9 South / 58.2 East.

Distance from the Reunion coast: 370 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Distance from Mayotte: 1840 km to sector: SOUTH-EAST

Movement: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST, at 6 km/h.

System information:

- The weakening of ELEANOR observed this afternoon continues and will continue for a long time until its expected dissipation at the very beginning of next week. Despite everything, sustained winds are still present at sea, in the southern part of the system.

- ELEANOR is currently starting a turn towards the west then tomorrow morning, the system will move more clearly to the west-northwest.

- on its route ELEANOR will endure environmental conditions on its route that have a very significant impact on its integrity, and should logically continue to weaken sustainably while transiting quite far, to the south of Reunion this weekend, without any particular influence on the local weather conditions.

- Subsequently, the residual depression ELEANOR will continue its trajectory towards the Big Island, while gradually dissipating, before dying along the Malagasy east coast, not far from its birth zone.

** LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS SYSTEM EXCEPT POSSIBLE RE-INTENSIFICATION **