April 16, 2022 - The Sheared End of Typhoon Malakas

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On April 15, 2022, Typhoon Malakas was completing extra-tropical
transition and losing strength as it spun over the Philippine Sea. The
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s
Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the storm that same day
which showed that Malakas had become asymmetric. The storm retained a
cloud-filled eye, with a broad area of convective bands spiraling into
it from the north and east. Little convection remained on the west and
south sides of the storm.

Malakas, also known as Basyang, first formed on April 8 over the North
Pacific Ocean. By April 12, the system had reached typhoon strength,
which means winds were 74 mph (119 km/h) or greater. Typhoon Malakas
reached peak strength on April 13 when it sported maximum sustained
winds of 130 mph (209 km/h), placing it as a Category 3 storm on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Category 4 starts when maximum
sustained winds reach 131 mph (211 km/h).

On April 15, the much-weakened storm was located near 29.4 N and 143.0
E, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC) and was
carrying maximum sustained winds of about 63 mph (101 km/h). The JWTC
noted the sheared convection as well as cold air stratocumulus lines
wrapping into the broad and ragged low-level circulation. Their
analysis indicated that the storm had begun extra-tropical transition
and was expected to transform into a strong gale-force cold core low by
April 16.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 4/15/2022
Resolutions: 1km (2.3 MB), 500m (2.3 MB),
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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