In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Feb. 16, the sixteenth tropical cyclone formed in the South Pacific Ocean and NASA captured an infrared (IR) image of its cold clouds, watching as it strengthens.
Tropical Cyclone 16S has previously powered up into a tropical storm, and is headed in the direction of Port Louis and Reunion Island in the couple of days.
At 10 a.m. ET (1500 UTC) on Feb. 16, Tropical Storm 16S (TS 16S)) had maximum sustained winds near 52 mph i.e.45 knots. It was around 575 nautical miles north-northeast of La Reunion Island, near 13.1 South and 60.6 East; therefore it has a good way to go before affecting the island. It was moving south at 9 mph i.e. 8 knots.
NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm 16S on Feb. 15 at 5:05 a.m. ET (1005 UTC) when it was still coming jointly and noticed that a few strong convection was flaring up in its center. Convection is quickly raising air that creates the thunderstorms that power tropical cyclones. A few of the thunderstorms in TS16S’s center at that time were previously very strong and very high, with cloud top temperatures colder than -63 °f!
This morning’s multispectral satellite images showed even deeper convection near the low level circulation center additionally to rain bands that are starting to wrap into TS 16’s center.
TS 16S is likely to intensify over the next 2 days on its southern journey as of low wind shear and warm waters in its path.
Residents of Port Louis, Reunion Island and Mauritius must watch local forecasts and monitor this storm.
Tropical Cyclone 16S has previously powered up into a tropical storm, and is headed in the direction of Port Louis and Reunion Island in the couple of days.
At 10 a.m. ET (1500 UTC) on Feb. 16, Tropical Storm 16S (TS 16S)) had maximum sustained winds near 52 mph i.e.45 knots. It was around 575 nautical miles north-northeast of La Reunion Island, near 13.1 South and 60.6 East; therefore it has a good way to go before affecting the island. It was moving south at 9 mph i.e. 8 knots.
NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm 16S on Feb. 15 at 5:05 a.m. ET (1005 UTC) when it was still coming jointly and noticed that a few strong convection was flaring up in its center. Convection is quickly raising air that creates the thunderstorms that power tropical cyclones. A few of the thunderstorms in TS16S’s center at that time were previously very strong and very high, with cloud top temperatures colder than -63 °f!
This morning’s multispectral satellite images showed even deeper convection near the low level circulation center additionally to rain bands that are starting to wrap into TS 16’s center.
TS 16S is likely to intensify over the next 2 days on its southern journey as of low wind shear and warm waters in its path.
Residents of Port Louis, Reunion Island and Mauritius must watch local forecasts and monitor this storm.
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