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   February 28, 2023 - Tropical Cyclone Judy approaching Vanuatu   
      
      Judy   
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      On February 27, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite captured a true-color image of   
      newly-formed Tropical Cyclone Judy spinning up over the South Pacific   
      Ocean. It was tracking southwest through the Solomons Islands and   
      taking aim at Vanuatu.   
      
      According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), by 4:00 p.m. EST   
      (2100 UTC) on February 27, Judy was carrying maximum sustained winds of   
      about 57.5 mph (92.5 km/h) and was “primed and ready to rapidly   
      intensify”. Peak intensity is expected to be reached on February 28 or   
      March 1, with maximum sustained winds reaching 103.6 mph (167 km/h),   
      which would place it as a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson   
      Hurricane Wind Scale.   
      
      Tropical Cyclone Judy will pass through the island nation of Vanuatu   
      over the next two days and is expected to make landfall over the island   
      of Port Vila on March 1 at or near peak strength. Gale-force winds and   
      high seas are expected to impact many other islands as well. Vanuatu   
      has posted Red Alerts for the provinces of Penama, Torba, and Sanma due   
      to expectations of high winds and flooding.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 2/27/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (473.7 KB),  500m (1.5 MB),  250m (4.3 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=2023-02-28   
       
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