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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Luban nearing Oman

10.12.18 | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Luban nearing Oman's coast on Oct. 11. Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA

Tropical Cyclone Luban continued to track toward Oman as NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean.

Suomi NPP passed over Luban on Oct. 11 and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument provided a visible image of the storm. The VIIRS image showed Luban stretched from the Gulf of Marisa south to Socotra Island. Luban had a symmetrical shape with a cloud-filled eye, surrounded by powerful thunderstorms.

At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Cyclone Luban was located near latitude 14.6 degrees north and longitude 56.8 degrees east. Luban was moving toward the west. Maximum sustained winds are near 52 mph (45 knots/83 kph) with higher gusts.

Luban is forecast to move north of Socotra Island and make landfall in Oman between Lukalla and Salalah on Oct. 14.

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Keywords

Oceans Storms Tropical Cyclones

Contact Information

Rob Gutro

robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov

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This article is based on a news release from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. BrightSurf curates and republishes science news from research institutions worldwide; the original release is linked below.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/luban-2018/

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