Gino formed as a tropical storm over
the southern Indian Ocean on February 11, 2013, and strengthened into a
cyclone the next day.
On February 14, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon
Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Gino was located roughly 1,110
nautical miles (2,055 kilometers) south-southeast of Diego Garcia.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 70 knots (130 kilometers per
hour), with gusts up to 85 knots (155 kilometers per hour). The JTWC
forecast that the storm would weaken over the next 24 hours.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra
satellite captured this natural-color image of Gino on February 13. At
the time MODIS took this picture, Gino had both the spiral shape
characteristic of strong storms, and a well-defined eye.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Michon Scott.
- Instrument: Terra - MODIS
