Exposed center Cyclones have a center that is cloudless(May contain clouds but look fully covered the sky).These common
phenomenon is formed when strong upper level winds blow all the clouds of the Cyclone into one side of the system.It is common in 98.8% of all Cyclones.
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Tropical Storm Karina
(part of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season)
Tropical depression Auring
(Part of the 2009 pacific typhoon season)
Tropical Depression Auring formed as a tropical disturbance late on December 30, 2008, to the southeast of Manila in the Philippines.It was an exposed center cyclone because of the strong upper level winds of winter.
Tropical Storm Danny
(part of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season)
Around the same time the remnants of Hurricane Bill dissipated over the northern Atlantic,, a new tropical storm developed near the Bahamas on August 26. The system, immediately declared Tropical Storm Danny.This system had an exposed center because the system formed near a upper level Strong jet stream.
Tropical Storm Tokage
(Part of the 2011 pacficfic Typhoon season)
This system had a exposed center not because of high wind shears, but because of a Typhoon Nearby(the typhoon is typhoon Ma-On) Absorbing all the clouds on one side. Due to the Fujiwhara effect, Typhoon Ma-on, the powerful storm just northeast of Tokage, later weakened Tokage to a tropical depression and completely absorbed it early on July 16.
Tropical Storm Tokage and Typhoon Ma-On seen in this visible image.
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EXTREMELY, TOTALLY EXPOSED Tropical Depressions
Tropical Depression 13
Late on August 8, a Tropical depression formed in the north western pacific ocean.It was soon named Tropical depression 13w as it moved north.It soon Developed a exposed center.It soon developed a TOTALLY Exposed center with NO significant Large Thunderclouds!!!
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Unamed Tropical Depression
(Part of the 2011 pacfic typhoon season)
Early on August 3, a tropical depression formed near the Bonin Islands. The system slowly began to track northwestwards, towards Japan,and something unexpected happened!!DUE to a SUDDEN INCREASE OF HIGH WIND SHEARS,THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BECAME EXPOSED!!!That Includes, the North,East,West,South sides of the system!!!
UNNAMED,TOTALLY EXPOSED CENTER DEPRESSION IMAGE!!!
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