Laura becomes a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico
![GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2020/08/laura_vis-20200825_180125.png)
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]
A comparison of NOAA-20 MiRS Microwave (88 GHz), GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and GOES-16 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images at 1851 UTC (below) revealed a curved convective band wrapping around the eye of Laura.

NOAA-20 MiRS Microwave (88 GHz), GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and GOES-16 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images at 1851 UTC [click to enlarge]