NASA MODIS Image of the Day: September 27, 2011 – Typhoon Nesat (20W) approaching the Philippines
The western edge of Typhoon Nesat brushed the eastern Philippines yesterday as Luzon prepared for a landfall today.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite captured this true-color image on Sunday, September 25 at 02:40 UTC (10:40 a.
m. local time/Philippines). The image shows strong rain bands curving in a broad apostrophe shape around a diffuse cloud-filled eye. Warning Signals were in effect throughout the northern Philippines as the typhoon approached on September 25, 2011. On Monday September 26, as the center of Nesat approached northern Luzon, Philippines, the maximum sustain winds were near 80 knots (92 mph/148 kmh). PAGASA, the Philippines’ meteorological service expects Nesat (also known as Pedring in the Philippines) will make landfall on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 27 over Casiguran, Aurora. Coastal areas can expect dangerous surf and high ocean swells, heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Many watches and warnings are in effect. A Signal 3 (for the strongest winds) has been posted for: Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Northern Quezon, Polillo Island, Aurora, Quirino and Isabela. Signal 2 is in effect for Albay, Burias Island, Sorsogon, Rest of Quezon, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Cagayan and Metro Manila. Signal 1 has been raised for Ticao Island, Masbate, Marinduque, Batangas, Cavite, Bataan, Laguna, Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Calayan, and the Babuyan Group of Islands. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecasts Nesat to continue tracking due west over Luzon and make landfall with maximum sustained winds near 90 knots (103 mph/166 kmh). It is forecast to cross Luzon and move into the South China Sea in one day.
