The Finnish nuclear power plant satellite detects that Kammuri is weakening i
A satellite from NASA-NOAA’s Finnish nuclear power plant traveled across the South China Sea and provided forecasters with a visible picture of the tropical storm Kammuri on December 4th.
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) at the Finnish nuclear power plant delivered two visible images of Kammuri on December 4, which were combined at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., To show the whole storm. NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) provided the image. The combined VIIRS image showed that the Kammur orbit was almost in the middle of the South China Sea, while the tail of the clouds flowed to Luzon, northern Philippines, and northern Taiwan.
Visible imagery from NASA satellites will help predictors understand whether the storm is organizing or whether the shape of the storm is deteriorating. A satellite from NASA-NOAA’s Finnish nuclear power plant showed that the storm seems to be prolonging, which indicates that it is weakening.
On December 4, at 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC), Kammur’s maximum continuous winds were close to 40 knots (46 mph / 74 kmph) and weakened. The tropical storm Kammuri (Philippine name Tisoy) was concentrated near latitude 14.4 degrees north and longitude 115.7 degrees east. It is about 285 nautical miles west of Manila, Philippines. The comb has moved so far away from the Philippines that all warnings have been removed.
The camel weakens as it moves west through the South China Sea. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicts Kammur will turn south-southwest and evaporate by December 6th.
Tropical cyclones and hurricanes are the strongest weather phenomena on Earth. NASA’s space and scientific research expertise contributes to essential services provided to Americans by other federal agencies, such as hurricane weather forecasts.
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