Publication Date January 11, 2016 | Phys.org

Unusual Tropical Storm Pali still thriving far from Hawaii

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Tropical Storm Pali far to the southwest of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean on Jan. 11 at 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EST). Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
Tropical Storm Pali far to the southwest of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean on Jan. 11 at 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EST). Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

Tropical Storm Pali, an out-of-season storm for the Central Pacific Ocean, continues to thrive about 8 degrees latitude north of the Equator. A recent infrared image from the GOES-West satellite showed that Pali a small cyclone.