Tropical storm Bud

[knocker]

Edited June 10, 2018 by knocker

[knocker]

Now hurricane Bud

[Lauren]

Intensifying quite quickly. Due to be a TS once it hits Baja but still could be quite nasty.

[knocker]

[Lauren]

Is that a very tight eye or is it missing one altogether?

[Despicable Weather]

At 9:14 a.m. EDT (1314 UTC) on June 11, NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an infrared image of Bud. The image showed a well-formed storm with powerful thunderstorms tightly circling the center. However, the image also showed the eye was obscured by high clouds.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/bud-eastern-pacific

That's the NASA report from earlier so is an interesting answer for Buds eye looking a bit strange. I don't remember seeing that visual or hearing of higher cloud obscuring before so that's a new one for me, good to know though.

[knocker]

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/satlooper.php?region=03E&product=vis-swir

[summer blizzard]

Location: 18.1°N 108.2°W
Moving: NW at 7 mph
Min pressure: 948 mb
Max sustained: 130 mph

[knocker]

Hurricane Bud peaked overnight when the eye was warmest & convective cloud tops the coldest. The intensity will come down from 115 knots (Cat 4) quickly as the storm heads over cooler water

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/satlooper.php?region=03E&product=vis-swir