Satellite: NOAA-17, one of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites.
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Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan is about 4 hours from Jamaica, and is predicted to create surges up to 8 feet!
Click here for a closeup image of Ivan clearly showing the eye of the hurricane approaching Jamaica.
You can see from yesterday's image to today's that Ivan is heading for the western end of Cuba.
Ultimately, Ivan will turn north and hit the US around the Florida panhandle.
If Ivan travels over this narrow end of Cuba, then he will not dissipate as much energy as he would if he traveled over the wider part of the island.
Storm-weary Cuba and the Caribbean US can hope that Ivan does not draw too much energy from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Click on the image below for a higher-resolution (>200k) version.
In each of these images, you'll find the small red circle marking the location of Radford University.