https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/G16_ABI13_Maria-20170921_Start_0849anim.mp4GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingHurricane Maria presented a very interesting eye structure during the course of the day on 21 September 2017, as shown in the mp4 animation above (also available as a YouTube video).  The animation shows 10.3 µm imagery every 2... Read More

Suomi NPP Overflew Puerto Rico at ~0555 UTC on 21 September, and the Day Night Band Visible Imagery (0.7 µm), above (from Real Earth, direct link here), shows city lights from San Juan and Ponce on the northeast and southwest shores, respectively, shining through relatively thick clouds to the southeast of the eye of the... Read More

 GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingGOES-16 Data are used to create many Baseline Products that can be used to monitor and anticipate weather.  The animation above shows the GOES-16 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE).  Values increased by about 50-75% in a corridor from... Read More

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing.Strong Category 4 Hurricane Maria has made landfall in Puerto Rico. According to the National Hurricane Center, landfall occurred around 1035 UTC near Yabacuo on Puerto Rico’s southeast coast. The GOES-16 30-second (using overlapping mesoscale sectors) Visible Animation, above, shows the... Read More