IMAGE:NASA's Aqua passed over Glenda on Feb. 25 at 06:47 UTC and saw strong thunderstorms with cloud top temperatures near -63F\/-52C (purple) and a hint of an eye forming.... view more <\/p>\n
Credit: Image Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen <\/p>\n
NASA's Aqua satellite gathered infrared data on the Southern Indian Ocean's Tropical Cyclone Glenda that showed powerful thunderstorms circling the storm's center. <\/p>\n
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Glenda and the AIRS instrument aboard captured infrared data on the storm on Feb. 25 at 06:47 UTC (1:47 A.M. EST). At that time, Glenda's maximum sustained winds were near 55 knots (63.2 mph\/102 kph). The infrared data measured cloud top temperatures and found the thunderstorms surrounding the center, were high, and powerful, with cloud top temperatures near -63F\/-52C. NASA research has shown that storms with cloud tops that cold have the potential to drop heavy rain. The infrared image also showed a hint of an eye forming in the center of circulation. <\/p>\n
On Feb. 26 at 0900 UTC (4 a.m. EST), Tropical Cyclone Glenda's maximum sustained winds remained near 55 knots (63.2 mph\/102 kph), but it is expected to strengthen. It was centered near 20.7 south latitude and 67.6 east longitude, about 586 nautical miles (674 miles\/1,085 km) east of Port Louis, Mauritius, far from land. Glenda was moving to the south-southwest at 7 knots (8 mph\/13 kph). <\/p>\n
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) noted \"Animated multispectral satellite imagery depicts thinning convection with tightly-curved banding wrapping into a partially-exposed low-level circulation center. Although the sea surface temperatures and ocean heat content are marginal, favorable upper-level conditions are expected to persist, allowing moderate Intensification over the next 36 hours.\" <\/p>\n
Glenda is expected to gradually intensify and then turn southeast and transition into an extra-tropical storm. <\/p>\n
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