Tropical Cyclone Fari (11S) off Madagascar
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Credit
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Tropical Cyclone Fari, located approximately 200 miles east of Antananarivo, Madagascar, on January 28, 2003, was moving to the southwest at 12 mph. Packing maximum sustained winds of 46 mph with gusts to 58 mph, Fari was expected to briefly intensify and then quickly weaken as its center moved closer to land.