{"id":26189,"date":"2017-11-26T23:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T23:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=26189"},"modified":"2017-11-27T23:30:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T23:30:02","slug":"strong-storm-in-the-bering-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/26189","title":{"rendered":"Strong storm in the Bering Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Himawari-8<\/a>

Himawari-8 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m, left), Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m, center) and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m, right) Water Vapor images, with hourly surface wind gusts (knots) plotted in red [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>Himawari-8 Lower-level (7.3 \u00b5m), Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m) and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m) Water Vapor images (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed a strong storm as it was rapidly intensifying south of the Aleutian Islands and moving into the Bering Sea during the 25-26 November 2017 period (surface analyses<\/strong><\/a>), producing hurricane force winds. Hourly surface wind gusts (knots) are plotted in red on the images.<\/p>\n

GOES-15 (GOES-West)<\/em> Visible (0.63 \u00b5m) images during the daylight hours of 25 and 26 November (below)<\/strong> <\/em>offered a more detailed view of the storm. As with the water vapor images above, hourly surface wind gusts (knots) are plotted in red on the images.<\/p>\n

\"GOES-15<\/a>

GOES-15 Visible (0.63 \u00b5m) images, with hourly surface wind gusts (knots) plotted in red [click to play animation]<\/p><\/div>A plot of hourly surface observations from Adak Island in the Aleutians is shown below. Peak wind gusts<\/a><\/strong> of 91 mph were reported on Adak Island and at Unalaska.<\/p>\n

\"Time<\/a>

Time series of surface observations for Adak, Alaska [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n

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Aqua and Terra MODIS satellite imagery of #hurricane<\/a> force low that has lashed the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands for the past 36 hours. Buoy 46075 (pink star) measured phenomenal seas for several hours (circled), with significant wave heights peaking at 52.2 ft (15.9 m) #akwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uYcdXkdkWN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n