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August 29, 2010 - Hurricane Frank (09E) off Mexico
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On August 21, 2010, a tropical depression formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, not far from the coast of Mexico. The next day, the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Frank. On August 25, Frank strengthened into a hurricane. At 8:00 a.m. PDT on August 26, 2010, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Frank had maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, and the center of the storm was roughly 380 miles (615 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California.
On August 28, 2010, the NHC reported that Frank had lost all deep convection and become only a tight swirl of low-level clouds. The initial intensity was lowered to 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour and the storm was expected to degenerate into a remnant low within 24 hours. It was expected to continue to travel north, northeast, close to the original predicted track and to pose no danger to land.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Frank on August 25, 2010. Although lacking a distinct eye, the storm throws out spiral arms spanning hundreds of kilometers. The storm skirts the Mexican coast, and cloud cover extends over the city of Colima.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/25/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On August 21, 2010, a tropical depression formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, not far from the coast of Mexico. The next day, the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Frank. On August 25, Frank strengthened into a hurricane. At 8:00 a.m. PDT on August 26, 2010, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Frank had maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, and the center of the storm was roughly 380 miles (615 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California.
On August 28, 2010, the NHC reported that Frank had lost all deep convection and become only a tight swirl of low-level clouds. The initial intensity was lowered to 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour and the storm was expected to degenerate into a remnant low within 24 hours. It was expected to continue to travel north, northeast, close to the original predicted track and to pose no danger to land.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Frank on August 25, 2010. Although lacking a distinct eye, the storm throws out spiral arms spanning hundreds of kilometers. The storm skirts the Mexican coast, and cloud cover extends over the city of Colima.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/25/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
