The fire was sparked by lightning in the Klamath Mountains in Oregon and has burned over the state line into California, consuming over 375,000 acres as of August 14th, 2002. The above image was taken by the MODIS instrument on August 12, 2002, a month and a half after ''first light.'' The image shows the Biscuit Fire, formed by the convergence of the Florence Fire and the Sour Biscuit Fire. The current forecast track takes Cleo passing well to the north of La Reunion and Mauritius.Roughly 438 miles (705 km) above the Earth, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite opened its Earth-view door on June 24 and took its first look at our planet. Currently, Cleo isn't threatening any landmasses.īecause Cleo is in a favorable area for strengthening, it is expected to reach Category 3 status later today or tomorrow. It was moving west-southwest near 12 mph. Category three cyclones have sustained winds from 111-130 mph.Ĭleo was located 340 miles southeast of Diego Garcia, near 10.8 degrees South latitude and 76.4 degrees East longitude. Cleo is at the top end of the Category Two Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricane-force winds only extend out to 25 miles from the center right now, while tropical storm-force winds extend as far as 65 miles.
Cleo has sustained winds near 109 mph (95 knots) with higher gusts. The development of an eye is an indication that Cleo strengthened overnight, and is now a tropical cyclone. ET) as it passed overhead from its orbit in space. MODIS captured an image of Cleo today, December 8 at 08:15 UTC (03:15 a.m. Cleo has intensified from a Tropical Storm into a Cyclone. The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has amazing resolution from space, and captured Cleo's cloudless eye early this morning. The blue longitude line helps show the curvature of the Earth. 8 at 8:15 UTC from the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS, instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite. Image: This is a visible image of Cleo (left) on Dec.
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