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Hurricane Nolo is at Category 2 strength as it nears Hawai'i.
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Last night, moonlight illuminated Hurricanes Nolo, Odalys, and Polo churning over the Pacific Ocean.
This image contains the Day-Night Band (NCC) product from the NOAA-20 and NOAA-20 weather satellites from 08:54 UTC to 12:54 UTC on 2026-09-26.

ALT This image contains the Day-Night Band (NCC) product from the NOAA-20 and NOAA-20 weather satellites from 08:54 UTC to 12:54 UTC on 2026-09-26.

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The swirly low-level of circulation at the center of a nor'easter drives the storm as it batters the East Coast.
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An intense, early season nor'easter has developed off the East Coast. The storm will threaten the region with coastal flooding, heavy rain, and strong wind gusts through early next week.
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Sunrise reveals a powerful, Category 5 Hurricane Polo spinning off Mexico's southwestern coast.
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Tropical Storm Nolo is gradually strengthening as it moves north towards Hawai'i. Nolo is forecast to make its closest approach to the Big Island this weekend as a major hurricane.
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Convection bubbles within Tropical Storm Fay as it slowly moves westward over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
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A satellite view of a Pacific trio of tropical cyclones. A very strong Hurricane Polo still hangs close to the Mexican coast, while Hurricane Odalys sails the open ocean. Tropical Storm Nolo threatens to intensify into a major hurricane when it nears Hawai'i this weekend.
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A mesmerizing view of clouds swirling around Hurricane Polo's eye today.
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Monsoonal moisture streams into New Mexico, bringing a threat of flash flooding to the region.
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Major Hurricane Polo continues to churn off the southwestern coast of Mexico.
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An extraordinary high-resolution view of a Category 5 Hurricane Polo this afternoon, seen from NOAA-20.
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Just a couple hundred miles from Mexico's southwestern coast, Hurricane Polo strengthens even further. Polo has recently recorded a central pressure of 892 millibars, making it the second most-intense Eastern Pacific hurricane on record, behind 2015's Hurricane Patricia.
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This animation and other imagery of Hurricane Polo can be found and are available for download on the CIRA Satellite Library: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/ev…
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A waxing gibbous moon illuminated a rapidly-intensifying Hurricane Polo last night. A brief lighting flash within the eyewall of the storm was detected in this imagery by S-NPP.
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Yesterday, Typhoon Dujuan passed south of Japan before weakening into a tropical storm.
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An incredible satellite view of a monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Polo this morning.
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Hurricane Polo continues to rapidly intensify as it nears major storm strength.
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Hurricane Polo is undergoing rapid intensification near the coast of southwestern Mexico. Polo is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane later tonight.
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Fog and low stratus can be seen across the Pacific Northwest. Observed earlier this morning by polar-orbiting satellites.
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