Tropical Storm "Robyn" didn't have to fly south for the northern
hemisphere winter, like the birds (Robins), it formed in the
southern hemisphere this past weekend in the Southern Indian
Ocean. Infrared satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite
revealed that the storm's strong thunderstorms and heavy
rainfall are safely "nested" over open waters. Formerly tropical
depression 23S, Robyn strengthened into a tropical storm this
weekend. As of Monday, April 5, Robyn had maximum sustained
winds near 60 knots (69 mph) gusting to 75 knots (86 mph). It
was located about 370 nautical miles southwest of Cocos Islands,
Australia, near 16.1 South and 92.0 East. Robyn was moving
south-southeast at 7 mph (6 knots) and as it moves it is kicking
up waves up to 18 feet high. The Cocos Islands and Keeling
Islands, also called the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
is an Australian territory. There are twenty-seven coral islands
and two atolls in the group of islands. NASA's Aqua satellite
has been flying over Tropical St