Information and more images of Lili on the Natural Hazards page of the Earth Observatory

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Link to High Resolution of the Terra satellite image of Lili  (3.96 MB)

Link to High Resolution Image from SeaWiFS (16 MB)

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October 02, 2002 - (date of web publication) updated with new image on October 03, 2002.

Hurricane Lili

As was the case with Hurricane Isidore roughly two weeks ago, Hurricane Lili is bearing down on western Cuba. In this image, Lili is centered near 21.8 north longitude and 83.7 west latitude. Lili is moving towards the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/hr), and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph (150 km/hr) with higher gusts. Storm surges of 8 to 10 feet above normal tide levels are expected along the south coast of western Cuba.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

	Image 1 - Terra's MODIS instrument takes this image of Lili

Hurricane Lili is churning up the Gulf of Mexico and has reached a category four. Forecasters predict it will strengthen overnight. NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) on board the Orbview 2 satellite caught Lili Wednesday, October 2, 2002 around 2:30 pm eastern time. (Three images below show three different angle shots of Lili.) CREDIT: SeaWiFS Project and Orbimage.

	Image 2 - Wide angle of Lili

	Image 3 - Mid-sized shot of Lili

	Image 4 - Tight shot of Lili

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