![Advanced Dvorak Technique intensity plot for Cyclone Fantala [click to enlarge]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sQgNMOvuhTTwQtkiiGpkuY0D_UNrQdLjVd--cBbT4kyf_lDNQQTpbRqRY63NI9DULtmCDGS7-9XQ=s0-d)
Advanced Dvorak Technique intensity plot for Cyclone Fantala [click to enlarge]
A plot of the
Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) hurricane intensity estimate
(above) revealed that Indian Ocean Cyclone Fantala (19S) exhibited a period of rapid intensification on 15 April 2016, reaching Category 4 intensity with maximum sustained winds of 135 knots at 14 UTC.
EUMETSAT Meteosat-7 Infrared Window (11.5 µm) images (below) showed the formation of a well-defined eye after about 03 UTC.
![Meteosat-7 Infrared (11.5 µm) images [click to play animation]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vh_zIAvnSzm4PcFcwAzW6mwSy7YX0DceohmxVp4lWU8YQuNSjSn8o09B-NAs49JxMpnp9s38ceKg=s0-d)
Meteosat-7 Infrared (11.5 µm) images [click to play animation]
A comparison of Meteosat-7 Infrared (11.5 µm) and DMSP-18 SSMI Microwave (85 GHz) images from the
CIMSS Tropical Cyclones site
(below) showed the eye structure around 15 UTC.
![Meteosat-7 Infrared (11.5 µm) and DMSP-18 SSMI Microwave (85 GHz) images [click to enlarge]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_to02e9EWMQnlwLfZFTTkMO6Zq0AZlpwCrYBJgQtk-bCOa3tUvQqB0t7JaQxDaDUhQ8dgOt6ZriDQ=s0-d)
Meteosat-7 Infrared (11.5 µm) and DMSP-18 SSMI Microwave (85 GHz) images [click to enlarge]
from CIMSS Satellite Blog
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