Mar. 11, 1998 Day No. 70            Ship Location: 17o52'S, 59o44'E 

The mesoscale convective system located at 83E, 14S has further intensified and is seen as a compact cyclonic circulation in NOAA-AVHRR and FY-2 cloud images. The ITCZ activity is mostly confined to southern hemisphere. Sagar Kanya is in the ITCZ and the boundary layer flow has changed from westerly to easterly at this location. All-Sky Camera images from Sagar Kanya show small patches of convective clouds. Kaashidhoo remains in a cloud free area.