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June 29, 2023 - Hurricane Adrian Forms off of Mexico
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Hurricane Adrian became the first hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season on June 28 as it strengthened off the coast of Southern Mexico.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the nascent storm on June 27. Near the time the image was captured, Adrian was located about 300 miles (485 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo Mexico and was moving westward away from land. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph (95 km/h) and was strengthening.
At 3:00 p.m. (1500 UTC) on June 28 the NHC advised that Adrian had rapidly intensified to become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and was now located about 360 miles (575 m) southwest of Manzanillo. Hurricane Adrian is expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours reaching maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph (145 km/h) by June 30 as it continues to move away from Mexico. After that time, Adrian will face increasingly unfavorable conditions (primarily from wind shear) and is expected to rapidly weaken over the open ocean.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/27/2023
Resolutions:
1km (2 MB), 500m (1.6 MB), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Hurricane Adrian became the first hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season on June 28 as it strengthened off the coast of Southern Mexico.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the nascent storm on June 27. Near the time the image was captured, Adrian was located about 300 miles (485 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo Mexico and was moving westward away from land. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph (95 km/h) and was strengthening.
At 3:00 p.m. (1500 UTC) on June 28 the NHC advised that Adrian had rapidly intensified to become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and was now located about 360 miles (575 m) southwest of Manzanillo. Hurricane Adrian is expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours reaching maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph (145 km/h) by June 30 as it continues to move away from Mexico. After that time, Adrian will face increasingly unfavorable conditions (primarily from wind shear) and is expected to rapidly weaken over the open ocean.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/27/2023
Resolutions:
1km (2 MB), 500m (1.6 MB), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
