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   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   June 9, 2023 - Typhoon Guchol   
      
      Guchol   
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      On June 8, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Typhoon   
      Guchol (Chedeng) as it strengthened over the Philippine Sea. Near the   
      time this image was captured, Typhoon Guchol was a large storm carrying   
      maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph (145 m/h) (Category 1 on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale).   
      
      Since its formation north of Palau on June 6, Guchol had been traveling   
      westward, appearing to be taking aim at the Philippines. However, as   
      the typhoon’s asymmetric shape illustrates, Guchol has run into   
      difficult conditions between the storm and the Philippines. The adverse   
      conditions sheared the western side of the storm, but also has shifted   
      Guchol’s track towards the northeast. The shiny silver streak visible   
      west of the storm is not associated with either the typhoon or wind   
      shear, and it has no effect on weather conditions. It is an optical   
      phenomenon called “sun glint” which occurs when the rays of the sun   
      reflect off the water and directly back to the sensor.   
      
      At 11:00 pm EDT on June 8 (0300 UTC June 9), the Joint Typhoon Warning   
      Center (JTWC) advised that Typhoon Guchol was carrying maximum   
      sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and was located about 663 miles   
      (1,067 km) south-southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and was   
      traveling north-northwestward. The storm was still strengthening, but   
      peak winds are expected to reach 98 mph (158 km/h) on June 9 before   
      winds begin to weaken. Typhoon Guchol is expected to continue to travel   
      northwestward, avoiding landfall on either the Philippines or Japan.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/8/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (2.2 MB),  500m (1.7 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=2023-06-09   
       
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