Super Typhoon Lan and Tropical Depression Twenty-seven
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Image ID | 2319 |
Acquisition date | 21-Oct-2017 | |
Over head time | 00:00:00 | |
Satellite Sensor | mtsat | |
Sensor Channel(s) | 3 |
Super Typhoon Lan, a Category 4 equivalent storm (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale), tracks north-eastwards over the Philippine Sea with a 1-minute sustained average wind speed of 135 knots (155.5 mph) and gusts of 165 knots (189.8 mph). Tropical Depression Twenty-seven moves westwards over the western North Pacific Ocean with a 1-minute sustained average wind speed of 30 knots (34.6 mph) and gusts of 40 knots (46.1 mph).