NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Kammuri on Dec. 4.

"Sea surface temperatures hit 97.7°F (36.5°C) in the Persian Gulf this past week," weather analyst Colin McCarthy wrote on X, ... NASA SOTO map of North America sea temperatures on August 26.

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed that the storm appears to be elongating, indicating it is weakening. On Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC), Kammuri’s maximum sustained winds were near 40 ...