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The sixteenth tropical depression of the eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season formed at 11 p.m. EDT on Saturday, September 10, and became a hurricane named Orlene early on September 12. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the strengthening storm. On September 11, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over Orlen as an intense tropical storm. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the satellite captured a visible image of the storm.
Using Suomi NPP imagery and other satellite data, the National Hurricane Center said, “Visible, infrared, and microwave satellite images indicate that Orlen is becoming more organized. The cyclone has well-defined curved bands, and Recent SSMIS images have shown that it has a mid-scale eye feature.”
At 5 a.m. EDT (2 am PDT/0900 UTC), Hurricane Orlene’s center was located near 17.1 degrees north latitude and 119.1 degrees west longitude.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Orlen was moving northwest near 9 mph (15 kph). It is expected to turn north-northwest and then north with a significant decrease in forward speed during the next few days. Maximum sustained winds reached near 80 mph (130 kph), with strong gusts. Additional strength is forecast in the next day or two.
Visit the NHC website for additional updates on Orlene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov,
