Maria: Tropical Storm Watch for the Outer Banks of North Carolina
![Track of Hurricane Maria [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/170924_maria_track.jpg)
Track of Hurricane Maria [click to enlarge]
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *
Hurricane Maria was downgraded to a Category 2 storm at 12 UTC on 24 September 2017 (above), when it was located about halfway between Miami and Bermuda.
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (below) showed a close-up view of the eye region of Maria during the daylight hours.
![GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm, left) and Infrared Window (10.3 µm, right) images [click to play MP4 animation]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/958x638_AGOES16_B213_G16_VIS_IR_MARIA_MESO_24SEP2017_2017267_140031_0002PANELS.GIF)
GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm, left) and Infrared Window (10.3 µm, right) images [click to play MP4 animation]
NHC advisory
UPDATE: 12 hours later, much of the Tropical Storm Watch was upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning.
