- A new tropical storm formed over the northern Mozambique Channel, near the coast of north-weastern Madagascar, on 4 March and started moving southwestward along the coast of western Madagascar. On 5 March at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore in the central Mozambique Channel approximately 300 km west of the coast of central Madagascar, with maximum sustained winds of 63 km/h (tropical storm).
- On 6-8 March, it is forecast to continue southward along the coast of western and south-western Madagascar, strenghtening but remaining a tropical storm.
- Over the next 72 hours, heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over most of Madagascar, in particular over central, western and southern regions. Rainfall is also forecast over Reunion starting from 7 March.
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