Suomi NPP image of Michael (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite obtained an infrared view of Hurricane Michael in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 10 at 0732 UTC (2:32 a.m. CDT). At the time, Michael was a Category 4 hurricane and the image revealed strong thunderstorms and tropospheric gravity waves in the northwest and western and eastern edges of the hurricane. Credit Credit: NASA/NOAA/UW-SSEC-CIMSS, William Straka III Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.