** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **The ABI instrument on GOES-16 is able to scan 2 Mesoscale Sectors, each of which provides images at 1-minute intervals. For what was likely a prescribed burn in the Francis Marion National Forest (near the... Read More
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.One of the GOES-16 Band Difference Products available in AWIPS is shown above (click here for the same image with a default enhancement), the 8.4 µm – 11.2 µm ‘Cloud Phase’ Channel Difference. There has been... Read More
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **Visible and thermal signatures of the SpaceX EchoStar 23 rocket launch were seen with GOES-16 imagery on 16 March 2017. The set of 3 images above consists of 5-minute CONUS sector scans at 05:54:33 UTC (about 5... Read More
** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **A winter storm produced heavy snow across parts of the Upper Midwest on 13 March 2017, and then merged with subtropical jet stream energy to help develop an intense and rapidly-deepening storm which affected much of... Read More
