August 29, 2020 - Tropical Storm Maysak

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   Tropical Storm Maysak was moving towards the Korean Peninsula on August
   28, 2020, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board the Terra acquired a true-color image of the storm.
   The roughly circular storm was circulating around a cloud-filled center
   at the time the image was captured. It was somewhat elongated from west
   to east, which suggests the storm was facing some wind shear, and was
   generating heavy rain.

   Tropical Depression 10W formed during the early morning hours on August
   28 and quickly organized and strengthened into a tropical storm and was
   given the name Maysak.

   At 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Maysak was
   located near latitude 16.3 degrees north and longitude 129.5 degrees
   east. That is about 619 miles south of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island,
   Japan. Maysak is moving to the west-southwest and has maximum sustained
   winds near 35 knots (40 mph).

   Maysak is forecast to begin a slow, northward turn by August 29. It is
   likely to begin to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of up to 75
   knots (86.3 mph) by late on August 29. With continued favorable
   conditions, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) predicts peak winds
   could reach 110 knots (126.6 mph) by September 1 before conditions
   become less favorable and the storm begins to weaken.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 8/28/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (604.6 KB),  500m (1.8 MB),  250m (3.6 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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