The Finnish nuclear power plant receives an infrared overview of Typhoon Higos
Typhoon Higos was gaining momentum as NASA-NOAA’s Finnish nuclear power plant satellite passed its head and took infrared data from the storm, indicating strong thunderstorms in the middle of it.
On February 7, the tropical recession Higos, or 02W, formed about 400 nautical miles (460 miles / 740 km) east-northeast of Chuuk, near 10.9 north and 157.6 east.
On February 9, at 3:00 PM UTC (10:00 AM EST), Typhoon Higos had a maximum sustained wind of close to 85 knots (7.8 mph / 157.4 kmph). Higos is expected to gain up to 90 knots later today before it starts to weaken. The center of Higos was near 12.7 north latitude and 155.8 east longitude, about 639 nautical miles (735.8 miles / 1,184 km) east of the Andersen Air Force base in Guam. Higos crawled at 4 knots northwest. There are no warnings or cautions for land.
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on NASA-NOAA Finland took an infrared image of Higos at 2:34 PM UTC (9:34 AM EST) on February 9 and provided temperature data for the typhoon’s cloud peaks. The higher thunderstorms in the tropical cyclone are more intense storms with more rainfall. The highest, coldest cloud peaks were in the thunderstorms around the orbit.
The mission of the Finnish nuclear power plant is to collect environmental observations from the atmosphere, ocean and land for NOAA’s meteorological and ocean operations, and NASA’s research mission will continue the long-term climate record to better understand the global climate and long-term trends.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast will take Higos to the northwest over the open waters of the Northwest Pacific until February 12 before the storm turns northeast, where it will weaken as vertical wind shear intensifies.
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