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Hurricane Force low in the North Pacific Ocean

By Scott Bachmeier •

GOES-15 Water Vapor (6.5 µm) images, with hourly surface and buoy/ship reports [click to play MP4 animation]

GOES-15 Water Vapor (6.5 µm) images, with hourly surface and buoy/ship reports [click to play MP4 animation]

GOES-15 (GOES-West) Water Vapor (6.5 µm) images (above; also available as a 52 Mbyte animated GIF) showed the development of a Hurricane Force low in the North Pacific Ocean during the 15 November – 17 November 2016 period. Surface analysis charts for this storm, produced by the Ocean Prediction Center, are shown below.

Surface analyses from 12 UTC on 15 November to 12 UTC on 17 November

Surface analyses from 12 UTC on 15 November to 12 UTC on 17 November

Although it was more of an oblique viewing angle, JMA Himawari-8 AHI Water Vapor (6.2 µm, 6,9 µm and 7.3 µm) images (below; also available as a 27 Mbyte animated GIF) provided a nice view of the storm on 15 November as it was intensifying to produce Hurricane Force winds.

JMA Hmawari-8 Water Vapor (6.2 µm, top; 6.9 µm, middle; 7.3 µm, bottom) images [click to play MP4 animation]

JMA Hmawari-8 Water Vapor (6.2 µm, top; 6.9 µm, middle; 7.3 µm, bottom) images [click to play MP4 animation]

Since the ABI instrument on GOES-R is nearly identical to the AHI, there will also be imagery from 3 water vapor bands (6.2 µm, 6.9 µm and 7.3 µm) available once GOES-R becomes operational (as GOES-16) in 2017.

 

Categories: GOES-15, GOES-R, Himawari-8