STH stormwatch (07Dec2013) : Severe Cyclone 'MADI' heads north

The depression has now intensified into severe cyclone 'MADI' and  as per IMetD
(evening bulletin of 07Dec2013) :
'it would further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm within the next 24hrs. It would move nearly northwards very slowly during the next 48hrs and then recurve north- northeast wards'
For those interested in details see here  for IMetD and here for the JTWC updates.

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling