The “Lower North Fork Fire” near Aspen Park, Colorado began during the afternoon hours on 26 March 2012 and rapidly expanded to over 4100 acres in size. 2 fatalities resulted from this fire, with over 900 homes being evacuated and at least 27... Read More

After 20:30 UTC on 21 March 2012, GOES-15 (GOES West) experienced a bad momentum unload, and at this point the satellite went into  a sun acquisition mode (a “safe mode”) and stopped transmitting data (latest GOES-15 status messages).... Read More

A sequence of AWIPS images of POES AVHRR 0.86 µm visible channel data (above) showed the areal extent of ice in the Bering Sea during the 09 March – 11 March 2012 period. The far southern edge of the ice could be seen moving a bit further to the south during... Read More

We received the following in an email from John Goff, lead forecaster at the Burlington, Vermont National Weather Service office:“Couldn’t help but notice the apparent large ice eddies up in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence this afternoon (3/6) per the TERRA MODIS noon overpass (250m res). I thought that initially these... Read More