Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar
EWS-G1 Infrared Window (10.7 µm) images [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
According to products from the CIMSS Tropical Cyclones site, during the 12-15 hours leading up to landfall Freddy was traversing warm water with Sea Surface Temperature values of 28C, and moving through an environment characterized by low values of deep-layer wind shear (below).
Meteosat-9 Water Vapor (6.25 µm) images, with contours and streamlines of deep-layer wind shear [click to play animated GIF]