NASA-NOAA satellite images at night reveal
The tenth tropical cyclone named after the hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean was named today, August 13, after NASA-NOAA’s Finnish nuclear power plant satellite from the night storm.
Tropical Storm Josephine evolved from Tropical Depression 11. Over the past two days, Tropical Depression 11 has moved through the Mid-Atlantic Ocean and has been slow to organize. Satellite imagery showed the recession took hold and reached the intensity of a tropical storm on 13 August.
Another season breaker
Josephine is the earliest tenth tropical storm in the Atlantic, and the next early tenth storm is the tropical storm Jose on August 22, 2005.
NASA night view
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) at the Finnish nuclear power plant gave a night view of Joseph on 13 August at 2 pm EDT (0500 UTC). The images showed that there were strong thunderstorms around Josephine around its center of rotation and fragmented thunderstorms wrapping around the low-level center from the north quarter. Image created with NASA Worldview.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) stated, “Satellite imagery shows that the convective pattern associated with Josephine is slightly better organized since the previous announcement (5:00 a.m. EDT), with a tattered mid-convective feature and a weak zone in the north. Semicircle.”
Counseling on the formation of Josephine
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on Aug. 13, the NHC announced the formation of a tropical storm, Josephine. The center at that time was located near latitude 13.7 degrees north and longitude 49.2 degrees west. Josephine was located about 975 miles (1,565 km) east-southeast of the North Leeward Islands.
Josephine was moving west to northwest near 15 mph (24 mph), and this general movement is expected to continue for the next few days, followed by turning northwest late this weekend or early next week. The estimated minimum mean pressure is 1005 millibars.
Recent satellite wind data show that sustained winds have risen to close to 75 kilometers per hour and gusts. Some strengthening is predicted over the next 48 hours.
The NHC warns that the interests of the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
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Author: Rob Gutro
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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