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New tropical depression forming east of PHL - NASA
(Updated 12:45 p.m.) A weather satellite of the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spotted on Wednesday a new and potentially strong tropical cyclone in the Pacific Ocean that is churning its way to the Philippines. According to NASA, the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center “currently forecasts Tropical Depression 22W to make landfall by October 2nd in northern Luzon, Philippines, following in the footsteps of Typhoon Nesat" (Pedring). An image of "22W" (international codename Nalgae) posted on the JTWC website showed that the storm's eye is expected to brush the northern tip of the main island of Luzon with wind speeds of more than 100 kph. 
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite spotted tropical depression “22W" and its precipitation radar instrument “measured rainfall happening throughout the storm from its orbit in space." “TRMM saw that most of the rainfall occurring was moderate, with the exception of the southeastern quadrant. In that area, rain was coming down at 2 inches/50 mm per hour," NASA reported. Powerful thunderstorm clouds The satellite can measure the height of clouds, “which indicate the power within a hurricane." NASA said, “The higher the towering clouds around the eye, usually the stronger the power within the hurricane." The TRMM satellite saw that the highest thunderstorm clouds in the center of “22W" were around 15 kilometers tall. “Towering clouds that height are indicative of a lot of power in the storm," NASA explained. "Even infrared imagery is showing that the storm is consolidating, and bands of thunderstorms are wrapping around the center," NASA added. "That's a sign that the storm is getting organized and strengthening. There is a strong band of thunderstorms to the south of the center of circulation, where the TRMM satellite measured the heaviest rainfall," NASA observed. The maximum sustained winds of “22W" were measured at close to 46 kilometers per hour. 22W was spotted at about 700 nautical miles southeast of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The new storm is moving slowly to the northwest at about six kph. — ELR/YA, GMA News
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite spotted tropical depression “22W" and its precipitation radar instrument “measured rainfall happening throughout the storm from its orbit in space." “TRMM saw that most of the rainfall occurring was moderate, with the exception of the southeastern quadrant. In that area, rain was coming down at 2 inches/50 mm per hour," NASA reported. Powerful thunderstorm clouds The satellite can measure the height of clouds, “which indicate the power within a hurricane." NASA said, “The higher the towering clouds around the eye, usually the stronger the power within the hurricane." The TRMM satellite saw that the highest thunderstorm clouds in the center of “22W" were around 15 kilometers tall. “Towering clouds that height are indicative of a lot of power in the storm," NASA explained. "Even infrared imagery is showing that the storm is consolidating, and bands of thunderstorms are wrapping around the center," NASA added. "That's a sign that the storm is getting organized and strengthening. There is a strong band of thunderstorms to the south of the center of circulation, where the TRMM satellite measured the heaviest rainfall," NASA observed. The maximum sustained winds of “22W" were measured at close to 46 kilometers per hour. 22W was spotted at about 700 nautical miles southeast of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The new storm is moving slowly to the northwest at about six kph. — ELR/YA, GMA News 
