Intense mid-latitude cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean
GOES-13 6.5 µm water vapor channel images (click to play animation)
A large mid-latitude cyclone exhibited explosive development over the North Atlantic Ocean (south of Greenland) on 13 October 2014. This storm produced hurricane-force winds, according to surface analyses from the Ocean Prediction Center. GOES-13 6.5 µm water vapor channel images (above; click image to play animation; also available as an MP4 movie file) showed the intrusion of very dry air (yellow to orange color enhancement) associated with the approach of a potential vorticity anomaly early in the day, followed by the the cyclone wrapping up after it reached the occluded phase during the afternoon hours.
GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel images (below; click image to play animation) revealed the very pronounced signature of cold air advection from the western to the southern quadrants of the storm, in the form of open-cell and closed-cell convective clouds.
GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel images (click to play animation)