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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2012

Infra-red satellite imagery of Severe Typhoon Vicente at 11 p.m. on 23 July 2012, showing a distinct eye at about 120 km south-southwest of Hong Kong

Figure 3.3.7  

Infra-red satellite imagery of Severe Typhoon Vicente at 11 p.m. on 23 July 2012, showing a distinct eye at about 120 km south-southwest of Hong Kong.  Vicente was at its peak intensity with estimated maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometres per hour near its centre.

[The satellite imagery was originally captured by the Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT-2) of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).]