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August 29, 2020 - Tropical Storm Maysak
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Tropical Storm Maysak was moving towards the Korean Peninsula on August 28, 2020, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Terra acquired a true-color image of the storm. The roughly circular storm was circulating around a cloud-filled center at the time the image was captured. It was somewhat elongated from west to east, which suggests the storm was facing some wind shear, and was generating heavy rain.
Tropical Depression 10W formed during the early morning hours on August 28 and quickly organized and strengthened into a tropical storm and was given the name Maysak.
At 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Maysak was located near latitude 16.3 degrees north and longitude 129.5 degrees east. That is about 619 miles south of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island, Japan. Maysak is moving to the west-southwest and has maximum sustained winds near 35 knots (40 mph).
Maysak is forecast to begin a slow, northward turn by August 29. It is likely to begin to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of up to 75 knots (86.3 mph) by late on August 29. With continued favorable conditions, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) predicts peak winds could reach 110 knots (126.6 mph) by September 1 before conditions become less favorable and the storm begins to weaken.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/28/2020
Resolutions:
1km (604.6 KB), 500m (1.8 MB), 250m (3.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Tropical Storm Maysak was moving towards the Korean Peninsula on August 28, 2020, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Terra acquired a true-color image of the storm. The roughly circular storm was circulating around a cloud-filled center at the time the image was captured. It was somewhat elongated from west to east, which suggests the storm was facing some wind shear, and was generating heavy rain.
Tropical Depression 10W formed during the early morning hours on August 28 and quickly organized and strengthened into a tropical storm and was given the name Maysak.
At 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Maysak was located near latitude 16.3 degrees north and longitude 129.5 degrees east. That is about 619 miles south of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island, Japan. Maysak is moving to the west-southwest and has maximum sustained winds near 35 knots (40 mph).
Maysak is forecast to begin a slow, northward turn by August 29. It is likely to begin to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of up to 75 knots (86.3 mph) by late on August 29. With continued favorable conditions, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) predicts peak winds could reach 110 knots (126.6 mph) by September 1 before conditions become less favorable and the storm begins to weaken.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/28/2020
Resolutions:
1km (604.6 KB), 500m (1.8 MB), 250m (3.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
