Hurricane/Super Typhoon Ioke (19 Aug - 5 Sept 2006)

Areas affected: Johnston Island, Wake Island

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  1. Satellite Zoomed-in   (Note: Each day begins at 12:00/12:33Z, ends at 11:30/11:33Z. For example, August 21 will be from 060821/1200Z to 060822/1130Z.)
    • August 21 - "Rapid Intensification to Cat 4"
    • August 22 - "Weakening to Cat 2 and Striking Johnston Island"
    • August 23 - "Slight Comeback, but still Cat 2"
    • August 24 - "Rapid Intensification to Cat 5, strongest ever in CPAC"
    • August 25 - "Slightly Weaker, Strong Cat 4"
    • August 26 - "Reintensification to Cat 5, Crossing the Date Line"
    • August 27 - "Slightly Weaker, Strong Cat 4, WPAC Version"
    • August 28 - "Continued Strong Cat 4"
    • August 29 - "Reintensification to Cat 5, again, WPAC Version"
    • August 30 - "Weakening back down to Strong Cat 4, Striking Wake Island"
    • August 31 - "Continued Weakening, Still a 4"
    • September 1 - "First Time in Over a Week Below Cat 4 status"
    • September 2 - "Significant Weakening Continues, but Still a Major Hurricane"

Satellite images from Tropical Ramsdis and NOAA Satellite Services Division

All italicized links below are infrared images. Regular non-italicized links below are visible images.

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August 21 Satellite - "Rapid Intensification to Cat 4"

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August 22 Satellite - "Weakening to Cat 2 and Striking Johnston Island"

18:00Z 01:30Z
18:30Z 02:00Z
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August 23 Satellite - "Slight Comeback, but still Cat 2"

18:00Z 03:00Z 11:00Z
18:30Z 03:30Z 11:30Z
19:00Z 04:00Z
19:30Z 04:30Z
20:00Z 05:00Z
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August 24 Satellite - "Rapid Intensification to Cat 5, strongest ever in CPAC"

12:00Z 19:00Z 02:00Z 10:30Z
12:30Z 19:30Z 02:30Z 11:00Z
13:00Z 20:00Z 03:00Z 11:30Z
13:30Z 20:30Z 03:30Z
14:00Z 21:00Z 04:00Z
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15:00Z 22:00Z 05:00Z
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16:00Z 23:00Z 06:00Z
16:30Z 23:30Z 06:30Z
17:00Z 00:00Z 07:00Z
17:30Z 00:30Z 07:30Z
18:00Z 01:00Z 08:00Z
18:30Z 01:30Z 10:00Z

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August 25 Satellite - "Slightly Weaker, Strong Cat 4"

12:00Z 19:00Z 02:00Z 10:30Z
12:30Z 19:30Z 02:30Z 11:00Z
13:00Z 20:00Z 03:00Z 11:30Z
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14:00Z 21:00Z 04:00Z
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15:00Z 22:00Z 05:00Z
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16:00Z 23:00Z 06:00Z
16:30Z 23:30Z 06:30Z
17:00Z 00:00Z 07:00Z
17:30Z 00:30Z 07:30Z
18:00Z 01:00Z 08:00Z
18:30Z 01:30Z 10:00Z

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August 26 Satellite - "Reintensification to Cat 5, Crossing the Date Line"

12:00Z 19:00Z 02:00Z
12:30Z 19:30Z 02:30Z
13:00Z 20:00Z 03:00Z
13:30Z 20:30Z 03:30Z
14:00Z 21:00Z 04:00Z
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15:00Z 22:00Z 05:00Z
15:30Z 22:30Z 05:33Z
16:00Z 23:00Z 06:33Z
16:30Z 23:30Z 07:33Z
17:00Z 00:00Z 08:33Z
17:30Z 00:30Z 09:33Z
18:00Z 01:00Z 10:33Z
18:30Z 01:30Z 11:33Z

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August 27 Satellite - "Slightly Weaker, Strong Cat 4, WPAC Version"

12:33Z 03:33Z
13:33Z 04:33Z
15:33Z 05:33Z
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August 28 Satellite - "Continued Strong Cat 4"

12:33Z 03:33Z
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August 29 Satellite - "Reintensification to Cat 5, again, WPAC Version"

14:00Z 03:33Z
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August 30 Satellite - "Weakening back down to Strong Cat 4, Striking Wake Island"

12:33Z 03:33Z
13:33Z 04:33Z
15:33Z 05:33Z
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August 31 Satellite - "Continued Weakening, Still a 4"

12:33Z 03:33Z
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September 1 Satellite - "First Time in Over a Week Below Cat 4 status"

12:33Z 03:33Z
13:33Z 04:33Z
15:33Z 05:33Z
16:33Z 06:33Z
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September 2 Satellite - "Significant Weakening Continues, but Still a Major Hurricane"

12:33Z 03:33Z
13:33Z 04:33Z
15:33Z 05:33Z
16:33Z 06:33Z
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