MSGID: 1:317/3 63ac842b   
   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   December 28, 2022 - Tropical Cyclone Darien in the Indian Ocean   
      
      Darien   
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      The first named storm of the 2022-2023 Australian region cyclone season   
      formed on December 18, 2022, in the South Indian Ocean. It was dubbed   
      Tropical Cyclone Darian by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.   
      
      By December 19, Tropical Cyclone Darian’s maximum sustained winds had   
      increased to 75 mph (121 km/h), placing it in Category 1 on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Thanks to favorable conditions—low   
      wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures—the storm continued to   
      intensify, reaching peak strength on December 20. At that time, maximum   
      sustained winds registered at 145 mph (233 km/h), making it a Category   
      5 storm. Late the next day it began to weaken as it meandered over the   
      Indian Ocean, becoming a tropical storm late on December 27.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Cyclone   
      Darian on December 27, when the storm was still at Category 1 strength   
      with winds near 90 mph (145 km/h). Darian retained a large cloud-filled   
      eye with convective bands spiraling into the center, but had become   
      asymmetrical due to the effect of wind shear.   
      
      At 10:00 p.m. EST on December 27 (0300 UTC on December 28), the Joint   
      Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) advised that Tropical Cyclone Darian was   
      located approximately 967 miles (1,556 km) south-southeast of Diego   
      Garcia and was tracking southwestward. Darian’s maximum sustained winds   
      were 69 mph (111 km/h) and maximum significant wave height was 28 feet.   
      It is expected to continue to weaken and stay over open ocean for the   
      next several days.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 12/27/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (1.6 MB),  500m (4.5 MB),  250m (3.4 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=2022-12-28   
       
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