Tropical Depression Four Strengthens into Tropical Storm Colin
Colin is the third tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.
TS COLIN – IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
TS COLIN Summary of status at 5:45UTC on August 04, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]
- Location: Near 16.9N 57.5W
- Position: About 465 km (250NM) NNE (27.3 degrees) of Barbados
- Max Sustained Winds: 60 km/hr
- Wind Gusts: 85 km/hr
- Movement: WNW (290 degrees) at 30 km/hr
- Max Wave Heights: 1.2m (4 feet)
A natural-color image of Tropical Storm Colin captured by MODIS on NASA’s Terra on 9:40 a.m. EDT (13:40 UTC). Click image to enlarge. Download large image (3 MB, JPEG)
Image shows the storm’s rainfall amounts, as measured by NASA’s TRMM, on August 2, 2010. Source: NASA. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (121 KB, JPEG)
