At 08:00 on October 24,2023 (Beijing Time, the same below), the center of the South Pacific tropical cyclone LOLA was located on the ocean about 360 kilometers (14.5°N , 169°E) east of Villa Port of Vanuatu. The maximum wind near the center was above 17 (62 m / s, equivalent to the super typhoon in China), and the central pressure was 905 hpa.

In the past 24 hours, LOLA has increased significantly, with the maximum wind speed near the center strengthening from level 13 to above level 17. The true color cloud map of FY-4B satellite at 08:00 on October 24 showed (Figure 1)that LOLA has a more obvious spiral structure and a clear eye area.

Figure 1. FY-4B satellite true color cloud map (08:00, October 24)

According to the FY-4B satellite infrared enhanced cloud map (Figure 2), the convection near LOLA was booming and the bright temperature of the cloud top was lower than -70°C.

Figure 2. FY-4B IR Enhance (8:00, October 24)

FY-4B satellite cloud top height monitoring (Figure 3) showed that the cloud top height of the convective cloud over the area near the center of LOLA was high, reached more than 18km.

Figure 3. FY-4B Cloud Top Height(8:00, October 24)

Due to the influence of LOLA, strong wind appeared on the ocean surface in the northeast of Vanuatu. FY-3E ocean wind field (Figure 4) showed that the wind speed near the center of the cyclone has exceeded 35m/s and the radius of the class 8 wind circle exceeded 150km at 14:40 on October 23.

Figure 4. FY-3E Ocean Surface Wind Field

It is expected that LOLA will move southward at a speed of about 10-15 kilometers per hour, gradually weakening in intensity, and pay attention to the impact of strong winds and heavy rain from LOLA to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.