The AWIPS images above (click to play animation) showed low-resolution GOES-15 10.7 µm IR data with an overlay of the surface analysis and pilot reports of turbulence. A number of reports of moderate turbulence could be seen in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands (at altitudes between 9,000 and 27,000... Read More
A comparison of AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 µm visible channel and false-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images (above) showed areas of fog and stratus clouds over portions of the Pacific Northwest region of the US, the adjacent offshore waters of the Pacific Ocean, and far southwestern Canada at 20:15... Read More
A Mesolow developed over Lake Superior today and moved rapidly northeast towards Ontario. As the system moved near Pukaskwa, ON (48.6 N, 86.3 W), winds there shifted from northwest at 3 knots at 1800 UTC to northeast at 5 knots at 1900 UTC to west at 7 knots, gusting to 16 knots at 2000 UTC. (An... Read More
McIDAS images of GOES-15 (GOES-West) and GOES-13 (GOES-East) 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed the development of a large area of blowing dust that formed in response to high winds along and in the wake of a strong cold frontal boundary (Read More
