September 10, 2021 - Tropical Storm Olaf

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On September 8, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
Tropical Storm Olaf spinning in the Pacific Ocean off of the coast of
Central Mexico. By the morning of September 9, the storm reached
hurricane strength and was threatening landfall over Mexico.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), at 5:00 p.m. EDT
(2100 UTC) on September 9, the eyewall of Hurricane Olaf was nearing
the coast of the southern Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.
Hurricane warnings were in effect from Los Barriles to Cabo San Lazaro,
Mexico and a Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for Baja California
Sur, north of Cabo San Lazaro to Puerto San Andresito and Baja
California Sur north of Los Barriles to Loreto, Mexico. At that time,
Olaf was carrying maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (145 km/h), placing
it as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind
Scale.

Hurricane Olaf is forecast to continue to move towards the
north-northwest through the evening of September 9, then turn slightly
to the northwest on September 10. By September 11-12, the track should
carry the storm westward. The center of Olaf is expected to continue to
approach the southern coast of the Baja California peninsula on
September 9, moving very near or over the peninsula on September 10-11.
According to the NHC, additional strengthening is possible before
Hurricane Olaf begins to interact with land, but after that time it
should begin to weaken as it turns to move away from land.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 9/8/2021
Resolutions: 1km (501.4 KB), 500m (1.6 MB), 250m (4.9 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-09-10

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