Target Sector (2.5-minute interval) JMA Himawari-9 AHI Red Visible (0.64 µm) and Clean Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Super Typhoon Man-Yi as it made landfall along the Philippines island of Luzon on 17th November 2024. Low-altitude mesovortices were apparent within the eye as it was offshore — then a notable convective burst developed as the... Read More
5-minute CONUS sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) Red Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) displayed an intensifying Hurricane Force low pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean (not far off the North Carolina coast) on 15th November 2024. Note the area of haziness just west-southwest of the center of the surface low — this milky/hazy appearance was... Read More
5-minute PACUS/CONUS sector Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 µm) images with an overlay of GLM-detected Flash Extent Density from GOES-18 (GOES-West) and GOES-16 (GOES-East) (above) showed the detection of a bolide — which according to the American Meteor Society occurred around 1333 UTC on 13th November 2024.Since the bright fireball occurred at a high altitude... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) Red Visible images and the Land Surface Temperature derived product (above) showed a large area of relatively fresh snow cover across the Plains of eastern Colorado on 11th November 2024 — this deep snow cover was the result of a closed upper-level low which moved across the area 2-3 days... Read More
