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NASA's Terra satellite spots tropical cyclone Anja in southern Indian Ocean | NASA's MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite has detected Cyclone Anja, the first tropical cyclone of
the southern Hemisphere cyclone season, in the southern Indian Ocean. When Anja
formed on November 14, in the Southern Indian Ocean, about 330 miles south-southwest
of Diego Garcia, it was designated Tropical Cyclone 01S. By November 15, 01S had
strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Anja. On November 16, Anja had
grown into a Category Three cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, packing maximum
sustained winds near 105 knots (120 mph). NASA's Terra satellite flew over Anja,
and the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured an image
of the storm that showed a cloud-filled eye in the center of circulation. Anja
was located 795 miles east-northeast of Port Louis, Mauritius, near 13.4 North
and 69.3 East. Anja was moving southwest at 4 mph. Anja was a medium-sized cyclone
with tropical storm-force winds extending out to 100 miles from its center, and
cyclone (or hurricane)-force winds out to 45 miles from its center. Anja was generating
waves as high as 24 feet, and is not threatening any landmasses. Forecasters at
the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center expect that Anja will move south
over the next couple of days and weaken under wind shear. |
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