Hurricane Gaston At It's Finest! (credit: NWS Ocean Prediction Center)

DISCUSSION: As seen in the image below (courtesy of the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center's primary satellite feed from the HiRes Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)), you can clearly denote the clearly spaced and clear cyclonic rotation associated with the associated atmospheric motion vectors (i.e., the small different-colored arrows emanating from the center of the circulation of what was formerly Major Hurricane Gaston).  Note how from the top of the storm and all the way down to the ocean's surface you can see a large, symmetrical, and absolutely cloud-free eye.  This was indicative of a very well-organized and tightly-wrapped tropical cyclone with a very strong and confined radius of maximum winds around the periphery of the center of this cyclone's eye!  An absolutely gorgeous sight to be had by all via many channels aboard multiple geostationary satellite imagers.  To learn more about high-impact weather events from across the Atlantic Ocean, be sure to click here!