Cyclone Numa in the Mediterranean Sea
A toggle between Terra MODIS and Suomi NPP VIIRS Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images, viewed using RealEarth (above), revealed the well-defined eye structure of Cyclone Numa over the Ionian Sea (between Italy and Greece) on 18 November 2017. Tracing its origin back to the remnants of Tropical Storm Rina (track), Cyclone Numa had acquired subtropical characteristics, making it a relatively rare Medicane.EUMETSAT Meteosat-10 High Resolution Visible (0.8 µm) images (below) showed the evolution of the storm on 18 November. Plots of hourly surface reports (in metric units) are plotted on the images.
Meteosat-10 Visible (0.8 µm) images, with plots of hourly surface reports [click to play MP4 animation]
Meteosat-10 Infrared Window (10.8 µm) images, with plots of hourly surface reports [click to play MP4 animation]
Personal analysis of Tropical Storm #Numa's track and evolution. No official agency has classified this as a tropical storm; however, all data is in agreement with it being such. Phase diagrams depicted a deep warm core and strong convection was present around the center. pic.twitter.com/XNV5cyCXmw
— Brenden Moses (@Cyclonebiskit) November 22, 2017