DescriptionSea of Japan polar low 2009-12-20 0213Z.jpg
English: A unique polar low over the Sea of Japan with the very distinct eye-like feature was captured by the Terra satellite at 11:13 Japan Standard Time or 13:13 Magadan Time on December 20, 2009. With a
cold-core low aloft, the polar low had a roughly circular ring of deep convection and brought
gale-force winds and
heavy snowfall to Hokkaido and Sakhalin.
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