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   September 14, 2022 - Typhoon Muifa Takes Aim at China   
      
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      Typhoon Muifa was taking aim at China’s central coast on September 13,   
      2022, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on   
      board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this dramatic true-color image. At   
      that time, the storm sported a distinct cloud-filled eye that measured   
      about 23 miles (37 km) wide and strong convective banding was bringing   
      heavy rain to the Ryukyu Islands. Maximum sustained winds hovered at   
      105 mph (169 km/h), placing it at a strong Category 2 storm on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.   
      
      The nascent Typhoon Muifa (also known as Inkay) formed from a   
      depression over the Philippine Sea, becoming a nominal tropical storm   
      on September 6. After reaching tropical storm strength, it wandered   
      westward before turning northward towards the Ryukyu Islands. Muifa   
      became a Super Typhoon, with winds within Category 3 strength, on   
      September 10 and maintained that status until September 11. The storm’s   
      maximum sustained winds peaked at 125 mph (201 km/h) during that time.   
      On September 12, Typhoon Muifa weakened before it crossed over Ishigaki   
      Island. Although the storm’s maximum sustained winds were measured   
      between 90 and 100 mph (145-161 km/h), media reports state that maximum   
      sustained winds measured in the southern eyewall were about 56 mph (90   
      km/h).   
      
      According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), at 11:00 p.m. EDT   
      on September 13 (0300 UTC on September 14), Typhoon Muifa was located   
      about 246 miles (396 km) south-southeast of Shanghai, China and is   
      tracking north-northwestward at 8 mph (13 km/h). Maximum sustained   
      winds were 98 mph (158 km/h) with gusts to 121 mph (195 km/h). The   
      storm’s eye measured 46 miles (76 km), but had begun to contract. At   
      that time, gale-force winds had reached the coastline of China near   
      Taizhou and will progress northward to reach Shanghai over the next   
      several hours.   
      
      Typhoon Muifa is forecast to continue to move north-northwestward   
      towards the Chinese coastline to make landfall just east of Ningbo by   
      mid-day September 14 (Eastern Daylight Time). A second landfall is   
      expected near Shanghai hours later, after the storm crosses Hangzhou   
      Bay. Typhoon Muifa is expected to weaken slightly, carrying maximum   
      sustained winds of about 86 mph (138 km/h) at first landfall in China,   
      which would place it as a Category 1 storm. It will weaken further   
      before striking near Shanghai, then is expected to slowly dissipate   
      over land.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 9/13/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (237.3 KB),  500m (754.8 KB),  250m (2.2 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-09-14   
       
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