RSMC La Réunion

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for Tropical Cyclones of La Réunion
AbbreviationRSMC La Réunion 
Established1 July 1993  (32 years ago)
Typesmeteorological service 
Legal statusÉtablissement public à caractère administratif 
HeadquartersSaint-Denis 
LocationRéunion
CountryFrance 
Coordinates20°53′48″S 55°29′42″E / 20.89673266°S 55.49507692°E / -20.89673266; 55.49507692
Parent organisationsMétéo-France 
AffiliationsLaboratoire de l'Atmosphère et des Cyclones 
Websitewww.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/ 

The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for Tropical Cyclones of La Réunion (RSMC La Réunion) is a Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) located on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department off the coast of East Africa. Under the responsibility of Météo-France, it is responsible for monitoring tropical cyclones in the central and southwestern Indian Ocean between the Chagos Archipelago and southern Madagascar.

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