{"id":15980,"date":"2015-10-23T23:39:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/record-breaking-hurricane-patricia-viewed-from-orbit\/"},"modified":"2015-10-23T23:39:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:39:19","slug":"record-breaking-hurricane-patricia-viewed-from-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/record-breaking-hurricane-patricia-viewed-from-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia viewed from orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9994\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9994\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/patricia-suominpp-102315a.jpg\" alt=\"The VIIRS instrument on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP weather satellite in polar orbit captured this infrared view of the eye of Hurricane Patricia at 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. EDT) Friday when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 200 mph. Credit: UW\/CIMSS\/William Straka III\" width=\"620\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/patricia-suominpp-102315a.jpg 985w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/patricia-suominpp-102315a-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/patricia-suominpp-102315a-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The VIIRS instrument on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP weather satellite in polar orbit captured this infrared view of the eye of Hurricane Patricia at 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. EDT) Friday when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 200 mph. Credit: UW\/CIMSS\/William Straka III<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Astronauts on the International Space Station and a fleet of Earth-watching satellites caught views of Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, after the storm exploded in strength to become a monster Category 5 hurricane Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Patricia packed maximum sustained winds of 200 mph and had a minimum pressure of 879 millibars, making it the strongest hurricane ever detected in the National Hurricane Center\u2019s forecast region, which covers the Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane #Patricia approaches #Mexico. It\u2019s massive. Be careful! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com\/F5LgnjOjey<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=657641917136637953&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2015%2F10%2F23%2Frecord-breaking-hurricane-patricia-viewed-from-orbit%2F&amp;sessionId=5d138cf8ea8e6ce56739e085b21027be1b45cccd&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"657641917136637953\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782703260646705407=\"true\">\n<p>\u2014 Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 23, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Commander Scott Kelly aboard the space station tweeted a series of photos of Hurricane Patricia on Friday after the complex passed over the storm.<\/p>\n<p>NASA also posted a video recorded by cameras mounted outside the space station as it orbited 250 miles above the Mexican coastline Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The storm made landfall at approximately 2315 GMT (7:15 p.m. EDT) Friday along the coast of southwestern Mexico about 55 miles west-northwest of Manzanillo after slightly weakening. Patricia packed top winds of 165 mph at landfall, still a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gnc89GFg61k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VIIRS instrument on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP weather satellite in polar orbit captured this infrared view of the eye of Hurricane Patricia at 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. EDT) Friday when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 200 mph. 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