Hurricane Nora was a major
Eastern Pacific hurricane of the 1997 season. Nora is moving
slowly north/northwest along the Mexican coast. Estimated
wind speeds are about 130 km/hr (80 mph) at 1800
UTC.
What to
Observe
The broad hurricane eye
(about 50 nautical miles across)
Spiral bands
Mid-latitude features
such as low clouds over the Pacific Ocean and the CA
coast, the Mid-Latitude System, and dry offshore flow
(winds) from the continent
The tropical
circulations of Nora and the Intertropical Convergence
Zone (ITCZ)
Nora moving slowly
north/northwest along the Mexican coast
Sunglint, which is
sunlight reflected off the ocean's surface (a hazy region
that appears in the lower left corner of the
imagery)
