Tropical Cyclone Candice formed over the Southwest Indian Ocean near Mauritius on Wednesday morning. At 10:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Candice was located at latitude 19.7°S and longitude 57.6°E which put it about 30 miles (50 km) north of Port Louis, Mauritius. Candice was almost stationary. The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 993 mb.

A low pressure system over the Southwest Indian Ocean near Mauritius strengthened on Wednesday morning and Meteo France La Reunion designated the system as Tropical Cyclone Candice. The inner end of a rainband wrapped around the western and northern sides of the center of Candice’s circulation. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the center of Tropical Cyclone Candice. Storms near the center of circulation generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the tropical cyclone.

Tropical Cyclone Candice will move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours. Candice will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 28°C. It will move under an upper level ridge over the Southwest Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. The upper level winds are weak under the ridge and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Candice is likely to intensify during the next 24 hours.

Tropical Cyclone Candice will move around the western part of a high pressure system over the South Indian Ocean. The high pressure system will start to steer Candice toward the south during the next 24 hours. On its anticipated track, Tropical Cyclone Candice will move over Mauritius. Candice could bring a prolonged period of gusty winds and heavy rain to Mauritius. Heavy rain is likely to cause flash floods in some locations.

Elsewhere over the South Indian Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Anggrek strengthened back to the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon over the South Indian Ocean. At 4:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Anggrek was located at latitude 14.2°S and longitude 91.0°E which put it about 1350 miles (2180 km) east-southeast of Diego Garcia. Anggrek was moving toward the southwest at 4 m.p.h. (6 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 987 mb.