NASA's QuikScat Measured Typhoon Lupit's Rotating Winds (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's QuikScat Measured Typhoon Lupit's Rotating Winds

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NASA's QuikScat measured Typhoon Lupit's rotating winds on October 22 at 0947 UTC (5:47 p.m. Local time Manila) by using microwaves to peer into the clouds. White barbs show direction of wind and point to areas of heavy rain. The highest wind speeds are normally shown in purple, which indicate winds over 46 mph. QuikScat noticed that Lupit's tropical storm-force winds extended as far as 135 miles from center of the storm.

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