{"id":19389,"date":"2015-08-26T12:59:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=19389"},"modified":"2015-08-27T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T20:34:50","slug":"the-transition-of-typhoon-atsani-to-a-strong-post-tropical-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/19389","title":{"rendered":"The transition of Typhoon Atsani to a strong post-tropical storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Himawari-8 water vapor (6.2 \u00b5m) images [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>Typhoon Atsani (which reached Category 5 intensity in the West Pacific Ocean on 19 August 2015<\/strong><\/a>) began to transition to a strong post-tropical storm on 25 August. JMA<\/strong><\/a> Himawari-8<\/strong><\/a> water vapor (6.2 \u00b5m) images (above; click to play MP4 animation)<\/strong><\/em> showed the transformation as warm\/dry air (yellow to red color enhancement)<\/em> began to wrap into the western and southern portion of the storm. The animation is also available as a very large QuickTime movie<\/strong><\/a> (76 Mbytes) or an animated GIF<\/strong><\/a> (110 Mbytes).<\/p>\n

Surface analyses from the Ocean Prediction Center<\/strong><\/a> (below; click to play animation)<\/strong><\/em> indicated that the post-tropical storm deepened to a minimum central pressure of 957 hPa at 12 UTC on 25 August, and was producing hurricane-force winds until 00 UTC on 26 August.<\/p>\n

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West Pacific Ocean surface analyses [click to play animation]<\/p><\/div>\n

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#Atsani<\/a> transitions from typhoon into powerful HF post-tropical low impressive, short video: https:\/\/t.co\/uMfMPOBh2M<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/InXpkA6B4Y<\/a><\/p>\n

— NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) August 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n