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Brazil is usually protected from cyclonic activity. Cool waters, atmospheric shear, and predominantly off-shore flow keep most storms from forming in the region. On March 24, 2004, however, meteorologists were shocked when satellite imagery revealed that an extra-tropical cyclone was exhibiting tropical cyclone features, including eye-wall formation.

This animation shows infrared imagery from the GOES-12 satellite from March 24-28, 2004. At that time, GOES-12 was also known as "GOES-East," the Eastern U.S.'s main weather satellite. Its coverage of South America was limited to scans once every three hours when full hemisphere imagery is acquired. As Catarina developed, GOES-12 was tasked to provide special imagery of the storm as it approached the coast. Fast forward to the year 2010, and GOES-12 is now permanently observing South America as part of NOAA's contribution to the Global Earth Observing System of Systems, while GOES-13 has taken its place as GOES-East.

credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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