Fujiwara effect

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Hi everyone.

During the past 36h there was the rare chance to see the interaction of two weakening tropical cyclones just south of La Reunion. TC 13S and
14S met and started a nice dance:) Here a few pictures of the track:

sh1308.gif


and 14S:

sh1408.gif


In addition a few lines of the warning message:
[...]
TC 14S HAS TURNED TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AS IT IS BEING PULLED TOWARD TC 13S. RECENT
METSAT IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY ROTATING CLOCKWISE
AROUND EACH OTHER IN A DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION. THE MODELS ARE
HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TCS 13S AND 14S.
HOWEVER, TC 14S HAS MAINTAINED SOME CONVECTION SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE
LLCC. OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE DUE TO FURTHER CYCLONE INTERACTION.
[...]

Please use this link for more informations about the Fujiwara effect:

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1365614

Helge
 
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