The next image from TRMM was taken at 22:50 UTC 29 November (6:50 am local time) as Durian was bearing down on Catanduanes Island in the central Philippines. Although the center of the storm does fall within the PR swath in this image, it is clear from the TMI that Durian has a well-defined eye surrounded by a symmetric eyewall (green ring). The extreme cyclonic winds in intense storms tend to smear out eyewall features. At the time of this image, Durian was a strong Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds estimated to be 130 knots (150 mph) by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Soon after this image was taken Durian's northern eyewall passed over Virac on the southern tip of Catanduanes Island. The center then made landfall along the south- eastern portion of Luzon in the province of Albay before continuing on westward through the central Philippines. TRMM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japanese space agency JAXA. Images produced by Hal Pierce (SSAI/NASA GSFC) and caption by Steve Lang (SSAI/NASA GSFC).