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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Isabel northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands. Isabel continues to maintain Category 5 status with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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The major hurricane steered clear of land but delivered tropical storm conditions to coastal areas along its path.
The storm became a major hurricane while traversing the eastern Pacific but weakened as it approached the islands.
The tropical cyclones are close enough in proximity that they may influence one another.
