March 13, 2021 - Tropical Cyclone Habana

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   Tropical Cyclone Habana
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   On March 12, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a striking true-color
   image of Tropical Cyclone Habana as it spun over the Indian Ocean.

   The storm was named on March 4, after an area of disturbed weather
   strengthened enough to reach tropical storm status. It rapidly
   intensified, reaching maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph (233
   km/h) on March 5. After weakening and turning, Habana once again
   intensified reaching peak strength on March 10, with one-minute
   sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), placing it as a strong Category
   4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

   At 1800 UTC on March 12 (1:00 p.m. EST), the Joint Typhoon Warning
   Center (JTWC) reported that Tropical Cyclone Habana was located about
   883 miles (1,421 km) east of Port Louis, Mauritius and was tracking
   south-southwestward over open water. The storm’s winds had dropped to
   115 mph (185 km/h). The JTWC stated that satellite imagery indicates
   the system has peaked and is on the decline, with convection becoming
   more ragged. Tropical Cyclone Habana is expected to slowly weaken over
   the next several days, with no hazards to land.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 3/12/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (2.5 MB),  500m (6.7 MB),  250m (4.9 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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