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Tropical Cyclone Zoe

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Dec 30, 2002
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2024-12-29 12:00:00
December 29, 2002

In this image, Tropical Cyclone Zoe was located near 13.0S and 169.9E.The cyclone is now moving southeast at about 5 knots and is slowly weakening inintensity. Maximum 10-minute average winds near the centre are estimated at 110 knots.

Zoe has weakened further over the last 6 hours. The eye continues to contract and is begining to becomecloud filled. The cyclone is expected to turn moresouth-southeast as it is influenced by a mid-level subtropical ridge to thesouthwest.

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Image courtesy Jeffrey Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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