Cyclone PAT Revving Up in S Pacific

Tropical Cyclone PAT (14P) Intensifies

Tropical Cyclone PAT (14P) – satellite image. Source: CIMSS – Date/time – Feb 9, 2010 at 06:00UTC. Click image to enter CIMSS portal.

TC PAT Details

• Time/Date: 9 February 2010 –  09:00 UTC
• Position:  Near 15.1ºS, 159.0ºW
• Sustained Movement: 145  degrees
• Forward speed: 13 km/hr (~ 7 kt)
• Tropical Cyclone PAT has been tracking  southeastward over the past 6 hours.
• PAT is a compact cyclone with a diameter of about 445 km (240 NM)
  

Current Wind Distribution:

• Maximum Sustained winds: 120 km (~ 65 kt)
• Maximum Gusts:  ~ 150 km/hr (~ 80 kt)
• Cyclone PAT is currently a Category 1 Hurricane
  

Wave Height and Location:

• Maximum significant wave height: ~ 5m (15 ft)
• Location: PAT was located about about 1,260 km (~ 680 NM) east of Pago-Pago
  
• Sources: JTWC and Others