Tropical Cyclone Ophelia

Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Thursday, 6 March 2008, 07:16 CST Download full size image

The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Cyclone Ophelia on March 3, 2008. As of this date, the Category 2 cyclone was just off the coast of Western Australia, and.

Fortunately, Ophelia is not expected to pose a major threat to towns on the coast. The storm seems to be moving along the coastline; the Australian Bureau of Meteorology expects that the cyclone will weaken and head out to sea by March 5th or 6th.

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