NASA Satellites Keep Sharp Watch on Hurricane Irma

NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this infrared image of Hurricane Irma in the Bahamas at 4:45 a.m. EDT.
HOUSTON – WEATHER – NASA’s fleet of satellites have been continually providing forecasters with data on Hurricane Irma. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a look at the wide-eye of Irma and if you think about the area of maximum sustained winds around the eye, it’s similar to a wide F2 tornado.
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument abo