Three Named Storms Spin in the East Pacific Ocean
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Fernanda (left), Tropical Depression Eight-E (center) and Tropical Storm Greg (right) in the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 17, 2017. Hurricane Fernanda is located about 1,460 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving toward the northwest at 9 miles per hour. The storm has maximum sustained winds near 100 miles per hour with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast within the next 48 hours. Tropical Depression Eight-E is located about 815 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and moving west at 5 miles per hour. This storm has maximum sustained winds near 35 miles per hour and forecasters say TD Eight-E could become a tropical storm in the next day or so. Tropical Storm Greg is about 380 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and moving west-northwest at approximately 9 miles per hour. Greg has maximum sustained winds near 40 miles per hour and forecasters expect it to strengthen in the next 48 hours. For the latest information on these storms, visit the website of the National Hurricane Center. Although true-color images like this may appear to be photographs of Earth, they aren't. They are created by combining data from the three color channels on the VIIRS instrument sensitive to the red, green and blue (or RGB) wavelengths of light into one composite image. In addition, data from several other channels are often also included to cancel out or correct atmospheric interference that may blur parts of the image. To get a closer look at this image, visit NOAA View.
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Courtesy of NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory
