domingo, 9 de junio de 2013

NASA - Andrea (Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico)

NASA Sees Tropical Storm Andrea Cover Half the East Coast

This NOAA GOES-East satellite animation shows the landfall and movement of Tropical Storm Andrea from June 5 to June 7. The video ends as Andrea's center was moving over South Carolina on its way up the eastern seaboard. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

As Tropical Storm Andrea continued pushing up the east coast of the United States on Friday, June 7, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured an image that showed its extensive cloud cover. By early afternoon on June 7, Andrea was centered over North Carolina, but its cloud cover blanketed half of the east coast.

TRMM image of Andrea 
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The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate rain (shown in green) covers the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells (shown in red) is poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center is nearly devoid of rain. At the time of this image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph. Credit: SSAI/NASA

GOES image of Andrea 
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NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite provided this visible image of Tropical Storm Andrea on Friday, June 7 at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of Andrea at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England.

NASA Sees Andrea’s Rainfall in 3-D

Earlier in the day at 02:35 UTC on June 7 (10:35 p.m. EDT, June 6), NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite, captured an image of Andrea as the center was moving through northeast Florida about five hours after it made landfall. The image showed the horizontal distribution of rain intensity within the storm.

The rainfall rate image was created at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. by adding together data from two TRMM instruments. The rain rates in the center of the swath are from the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), and those in the outer swath are from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The rain rates are overlaid on infrared (IR) data from the TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS).

The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light to moderate rain covered the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells was poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center was nearly devoid of rain. At the time of the image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph.

Andrea’s Location

At 2 p.m. EDT on June 7, Andrea was losing its tropical characteristics, but some thunderstorms were still forming near the center. Andrea’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph), and it was moving to the northeast at 28 mph (44 kph). Andrea’s minimum central pressure was near 996 millibars.

At that time, there was a tropical storm warning in effect from north of Little River Inlet to Cape Charles Light, Virginia and for the Pamlico and Ablemarle Sounds.

Coastal areas are dealing with the most threats and that will be the case as Andrea continues her northward track. For example, the following watches and hazards were in effect for coastal Maryland and Virginia for the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Port Comfort: A Flood Watch until midnight, a Beach Hazards Statement, High Rip Current Risk and Tornado Watch until 8 p.m. EDT.


This flyby animation showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate rain (shown in green) covers the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells (shown in red) is poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center is nearly devoid of rain. At the time of this animation, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph. Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

Rainfall continues to be a big threat from Andrea. The tropical storm is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches from central and eastern North Carolina northeastward along the eastern seaboard into coastal Maine. According to the National Hurricane Center, tropical storm conditions will continue to spread northeastward along the U.S. east coast strong winds are possible elsewhere along the coast from Virginia to Atlantic Canada through early Sunday, June 9. A few tornadoes are possible over eastern portions of North Carolina and Virginia today.

The National Hurricane Center expects Andrea to turn toward the east-northeast late on June 8.



Text credit: Rob Gutro, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., with data from the National Hurricane Center


NASA Provides 3 Satellite Views of Tropical Storm Andrea's Progression

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites captured visible and infrared views of tropical storm Andrea as it continues to track north along the U.S. East Coast June 7. NOAA's GOES-East satellite provides continuous images and showed that, although Andrea's center was over South Carolina, its cloud cover extended from Florida to New England.

GOES image of Andrea
This image of tropical storm Andrea was assembled from data collected by NOAA's GOES-14 satellite at 8:31 a.m. EDT on June 7, when the storm's center was about 35 miles north-northwest of Charleston, S.C.
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Just before 5 p.m. EDT, tropical storm Andrea made landfall near the Big Bend of Florida. At that time, Andrea was moving northeast at 17 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. At 5 p.m. EDT, Andrea's center was near 29.5 degrees north latitude and 83.4 west longitude, about 35 miles (55 km) north-northwest of Cedar Key, Fla.

Terra image of Andrea This image from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite shows tropical storm Andrea on June 6, 2013, at 2:45 p.m. EDT, as the system was making landfall in the big bend area of Florida. NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of tropical storm Andrea on June 6 at 2:45 p.m. EDT as it was making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida. Another NASA satellite, Aqua, captured an infrared look at Andrea 10 minutes later. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument aboard Aqua captured infrared data that was made into a false-colored image at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The Aqua image showed where the strongest thunderstorms were located, using cloud top temperature as a marker. The higher the thunderstorms, the colder the cloud tops, and the more likely they are generating heavy rainfall. At 5 a.m. EDT on June 7 Andrea was moving over the U.S. Southeast and rapidly losing tropical characteristics. Satellite data showed that most of the rain was displaced to the northwestern quadrant. Satellite data also showed that dry air moved in between the center and a band of thunderstorms east of the center. Dry air saps the strength out of thunderstorms. As of 8 a.m. EDT, a tropical storm warning was in effect from north of the Savannah River to Cape Charles Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds in North Carolina, and the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort, Va. Many local flash flood watches and tornado watches are currently in effect or will be in effect later in the day as Andrea moves north. At 8 a.m. EDT Andrea's maximum sustained winds were down to 45 mph (75 kph) and the strongest winds were east of the storm's center. Andrea was centered about 35 miles (60 km) north-northwest of Charleston, S.C., near 33.4 degrees north latitude and 80.2 degrees west longitude. Andrea was moving to the northeast at 28 mph (44 kph). Minimum central pressure was near 996 millibars. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of tropical storm Andrea at 8:31 a.m. EDT on June 7, when the storm's center was about 35 miles north-northwest of Charleston, S.C. Andrea's cloud cover extended from Florida to Maine on the satellite view. According to the National Hurricane Center, Andrea is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches from central and eastern North Carolina, northeastward along the eastern seaboard into coastal Maine. Additional rain totals of up to 2 inches are expected over portions of eastern Georgia and South Carolina through the morning of June 7, which could bring storm total amounts up to 6 inches across those areas. In addition to heavy rainfall and large rain fall totals, isolated tornadoes are also a possibility as with any land-falling tropical system. The National Hurricane Center noted that Andrea's storm surge, combined with tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters. NHC expects Andrea to become post-tropical later today. Rob Gutro, , Greenbelt, Md., with data from the National Hurricane Center Towering thunderstorms are a sign of a strong tropical cyclone, and NASA’s TRMM satellite spotted thunderstorms reaching heights of almost 9 miles high within Tropical Storm Andrea. NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared view that revealed very cold cloud top temperatures that coincided with the towering thunderstorms that TRMM saw. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the temperatures in Tropical Storm Andrea’s cloud tops on June 6 at 2:41 a.m. EDT. The coldest cloud top temperatures (in excess of -63F/-52C) and heaviest precipitation was over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Florida at the time of the image. NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite flew directly above tropical storm Andrea on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 0508 UTC (1:08 a.m. EDT). This orbit showed that Andrea had a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall in the northeast quadrant of the storm and precipitation was spreading over the state of Florida. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Hal Pierce of the TRMM Science Team used TRMM data create a 3-D view of Tropical Storm Andrea. The 3-D view from the west was derived from TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) data captured when Andrea was examined by the TRMM satellite with the June 5, 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) orbit. It clearly showed that the majority of the heavy convective rainfall was located on Andrea's eastern side. TRMM PR also showed that the tallest convective thunderstorms reached heights of about 14km (~8.7 miles). On June 6, at 2 p.m. EDT, Tropical Storm Andrea was located near 29.0 north and 83.6 west. That's just 35 miles (55 km) west-southwest of Cedar Key, Fla. and 100 miles (160 km) east-southeast of Apalachicola. Andrea's maximum sustained winds were near 60 mph (95 kph) and had slightly increased forward speed, moving northeast at 17 mph (28 kph). Minimum central pressure is 994 millibars, down from 997 millibars during the morning hours. At 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center noted that the center of Andrea will reach the coast of the big bend area of Florida in the next few hours. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from Boca Grande to Indian Pass, from Flagler Beach, Fla. to Cape Charles Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort, Va. For the most up to date forecasts, visit the National Hurricane Center web page at: . Andrea is expected to move northeastward after crossing Florida and travel near the east coast of the United States through Saturday, June 8. NASA’s TRMM satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea right after it was named, while NASA’s Terra satellite captured a visible image of the storm’s reach hours beforehand. TRMM measures rainfall from space and saw that rainfall rates in the southern part of the storm was falling at almost 5 inches per hour. NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea on June 5 at 16:25 UTC (12:25 p.m. EDT) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument, captured a visible image of the storm. At that time, Andrea’s clouds had already extended over more than half of Florida. At 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 5, System 91L became the first tropical storm of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. Tropical Storm Andrea was centered near 25.5 North and 86.5 West, about 300 miles (485 km) southwest of Tampa, Fla. At the time Andrea intensified into a tropical storm, its maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph). NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite flew directly above tropical storm Andrea on June 5 at 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) just an hour after the National Hurricane Center named the storm. A rainfall analysis from TRMM's Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments showed that moderate to heavy rain was wrapping around the eastern side of the storm. The heaviest rainfall of 124.5 mm per hour (~4.9 inches per hour) from TRMM PR data was found on Andrea's southeast side. NASA’s GOES Project at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. created an animation that shows the development of System 91L into Tropical Storm Andrea, and its progression over June 4, 5 and 6, as it heads for a landfall in Florida. On June 6, at 8am EDT, Tropical Storm Andrea was located near 27.7 north and 85.1 west. That's about 160 miles (255 km) west of Tampa, Fla. and 140 miles (225 km) south of Apalachicola. Andrea's maximum sustained winds were near 60 mph (95 kph) and she was moving north-northeast at 14 mph (22 kph). Minimum central pressure is 997 millibars. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from Boca Grande to Indian Pass, from Flagler Beach, Fla. to Cape Charles Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort, Va. For the most up to date forecasts, visit the National Hurricane Center web page at: . NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over low pressure System 91L in the Gulf of Mexico and captured infrared imagery that revealed a lot of uplift and strong thunderstorms in the eastern part of the storm despite a poorly organized circulation. NOAA's GOES-East satellite showed the large extent of the low pressure area stretching from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Florida. System 91L is a tropical low pressure area that has been lingering in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico for several days. The low pressure area is located in the central Gulf of Mexico and covers a large area. It has a large area of disorganized thunderstorms and strong gusty winds over the southeastern Gulf. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted that thunderstorm activity increased on June 5, compared to June 4, but the center of circulation is poorly-defined. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over System 91L on June 4 and June 5 and captured infrared images of the storm. The two infrared images of System 91L showed areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms moved to the north. Images were captured on June 4 at 18:47 UTC (2:47 p.m. EDT) and June 5 at 06:59 UTC (2:59 a.m. EDT). The coldest temperatures were near -63F/-52C and indicated areas of likely heavy rainfall. In the June 4 image, the strongest thunderstorms were between Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba. On June 5, those strongest thunderstorms were over western Cuba and stretched north, over southwestern Florida. NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of System 91L the on June 6 at 17:10 UTC (1:10 p.m. EDT). The image showed that System 91L’s cloud cover extended from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula east to Cuba and north over the state of Florida. Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and western Cuba can expect heavy rain, inland flooding and gusty winds over the next couple of days. Isolated tornadoes are also possible over the Florida peninsula late tonight, June 6, through Thursday. Currently on June 6, many areas of Florida are under watches and advisories. For example, in Tampa, the following are in effect from June 5 through June 8 at 8 p.m. EDT: a Coastal Flood Advisory; a High Surf Advisory; a Rip Current Statement; and a Flood Watch. Current rain totals expected by the National Weather Service are between 3 and 5 inches of rain today, June 6. The NHC gives System 91L a high chance (60%) of becoming a subtropical or tropical cyclone within the next 2 days. At the NHC 2 p.m. EDT update on June 6, forecasters noted there is potential for this system to become a Tropical depression or storm before it moves across northern Florida late Thursday or Thursday night. Even if System 91L does not become a tropical storm, the National Weather Service expects the low to soak the southeastern U.S. and Mid-Atlantic states over the next couple of days as it moves northward.

Credit: NASA Goddard's MODIS Rapid Response Team

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AIRS infrared image of Andrea This infrared image of tropical storm Andrea was taken from the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on June 6 at 2:35 p.m. EDT. The areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms (purple) were near minus 63 F (minus 52 C) and indicated areas of likely heavy rainfall.
Credit: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen
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Satellite Imagery Inside and Out

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June 06, 2013

Update #2

AIRS image of Andrea 
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This infrared image of the temperatures of Tropical Storm Andrea’s cloud tops was taken by the AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 6 at 2:41 a.m. EDT. The dark purple indicates coldest cloud top temperatures (in excess of -63F/-52C) and heavy rainfall. At that time, most of the heaviest precipitation was over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Florida. Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

TRMM image of Andrea 
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On June 6, TRMM showed that Andrea had a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall in the northeast quadrant of the storm and precipitation was spreading over the state of Florida. The cloud cover extended over the northern half of Florida, but was out of range of TRMM’s orbit. Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal PierceNASA Satellite Reveals Tropical Storm Andrea’s Towering Thunderstorms
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This 3-D view from the west was derived from TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) data captured when Andrea was examined by the TRMM satellite with the June 5, 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) orbit. It clearly shows that the majority of the heavy convective rainfall was located on Andrea's eastern side. TRMM PR also showed that the tallest convective thunderstorms reached heights of about 14km (~8.7 miles). Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce Click here to DOWNLOAD: http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/trmm_rain/Events/andrea_5june2013_2234_utc_trmm_flyby.mov



Text credit: Hal Pierce/Rob Gutro
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TRMM image of Andrea 
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NASA's TRMM satellite flew directly above tropical storm Andrea on June 5 at 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) just an hour after the National Hurricane Center named the storm. The heaviest rainfall of 124.5 mm per hour (~4.9 inches per hour) was found on Andrea's southeast side. Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

GOES image of Andrea 
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NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea on June 5 at 16:25 UTC (12:25 p.m. EDT) and the MODIS instrument captured this visible image of the storm. Andrea’s clouds had already extended over more than half of Florida. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Andrea


This NOAA GOES-East satellite animation shows the development of System 91L into Tropical Storm Andrea over the course of 3 days from June 4 to June 6, just after Andrea was officially designated a tropical storm. Credit: NASA's GOES Project.

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Text credit: Rob Gutro
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center


June 05, 2013

GOES image of 91L 
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This visible image of System 91L was taken from the GOES-14 satellite on June 6 at 17:10 UTC (1:10 p.m. EDT). System 91L’s cloud cover extends from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula east to Cuba and north over the state of Florida. Credit: NASA GOES Project

AIRS image of 91L 
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These two infrared images of System 91L taken from the AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite show the areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms (purple) on June 4 at 18:47 UTC and June 5 at 06:59 UTC. The coldest temperatures were -63F/-52C and also indicated areas of likely heavy rainfall. Credit: NASA JPL/Ed OlsenNASA Satellite Sees Strong Thunderstorms in Developing Gulf Low 
Text credit: Rob Gutro
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