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

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.The ABI on GOES-16 contains 16 Channels, and those channels can be combined into RGB Imagery to highlight features that the individual channels can identify (Click here for general information on RGBs). For example, the ‘Icing... Read More