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Tropical Cyclone Fari

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2024-01-28 12:00:00
January 28, 2003

Tropical Cyclone Fari, located approximately 200 miles east of Antananarivo, Madagascar, is moving to the southwest at 12 mph. Packing maximum sustained winds of 46 mph with gusts to 58 mph, Fari is expected to briefly intensify and then quickly weaken as its center moves closer to land.

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Image courtesy Jeffrey Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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