Thursday, March 18, 2010

NASA: Modis Infrared satellite image of Cyclone Ului

Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

An infrared satellite image of Cyclone Ului on March 18 at 0247 UTC (10:47 p.m. March 17) clearly showed an eye, and strong, high, powerful thunderstorms (as cold as -63 Fahrenheit) around it.

Northeastern Queensland, Australia is on alert as Tropical Cyclone Ului continues tracking through the Coral Sea today, and is forecast to make a landfall on March 20. NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites have been providing satellite data on the storm to assist forecasters.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Tropical Cyclone Watch from Cardwell to Yeppoon in Queensland. There is also a High seas weather warning in effect for "metarea 10."

Ocean vessels can expect very high seas and have been asked to report conditions to the Bureau. Meanwhile the Solomon Islands have also posted a Tropical Cyclone Watch for Rennell/Bellona.

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