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Data acquired December 29 - 29, 2002 850 x 1100 222 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 29 - 29, 2002 1700 x 2200 718 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 29 - 29, 2002 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired December 29 - 29, 2002 6800 x 8800 6 MB - JPEG
In this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from December 29, 2002, Tropical Cyclone Zoe was located near 13.0S and 169.9E. The cyclone was moving southeast at about 5 knots and was slowly weakening in intensity. Maximum 10-minute average winds near the centre were estimated at 110 knots.
Zoe has weakened further over the last 6 hours. The eye continues to contract and is beginning to become cloud filled. The cyclone is expected to turn more south-southeast as it is influenced by a mid-level subtropical ridge to the southwest.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published December 30, 2002 Data acquired December 29 - 29, 2002