Fifth Miniforum on Tropical Cyclone Outlook in the South West Indian Ocean

Thursday 31 October 2024,  0645-0745 UTC (10h45 to 11h45 La Reunion time - UTC+4) - Interpretation in French available.

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Following the success of the previous ones, this Fifth Miniforum, jointly organized by WMO Regional Center for Tropical Cyclones La Réunion (France), the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) and WMO, will provide an overview of the seasonal outlook ahead of the South West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season for disaster risk managers and humanitarian agency practitioners.

Agenda

  1. TC outlook - TC activity, geographical distribution, tracks, what can we say in respect of areas that may be more at risk of TC impacts – 30 min 
  2. Update of the regional seasonal forecast  - outcomes of the regional Climate Outlook Forum (September 2024) -10 min 
  3. Open discussion with partners, Q/A – 20 min

Documents are available here:

  • Item 1: Tropical Cyclone Outlook - PPT - Sebastien Langlade, RSMC La Réunion
  • Item 2: Outlook_Rainfall - PPT - Laurent Labbé, RSMC La Réunion

Tropical cyclone seasonal forecast statement: English - Français

Background information

For the record, the First Miniforum was organized to meet the recommendation of the Ninth South West Indian Ocean Climate Outlook Forum (SWIOCOF-9, online, 14-17 September 2020) and the request of end-users. It was in alignment with the outcome of the Technical Meeting “Tropical Cyclone impact estimation for humanitarian preparedness and response: Joining the dots” organized during the 2020 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) by WMO, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA).
 

Documents of the previous Miniforum: Miniforum series on Tropical Cyclone Outlook in the South West Indian Ocean | World Meteorological Organization (wmo.int)