Tropical Cyclone Zoe (06P) northeast of Vanuatu, South Pacific Ocean

  • Credit

    Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

In this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from December 27, Tropical Cyclone Zoe was located near 11.8S and 170.2E. The storm was moving west-southwest at about 7 knots but was expected to gradually turn to the southwest. Maximum 10-minute average winds near the center are estimated at 125 knots and are expected to increase to 135 knots in the next 12 hours.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2002-12-30