A potent Atmospheric River is affecting the California Coast on 14 February 2019. The morphed microwave imagery, above (from this site), shows rich moisture from deep in the tropics moving onto the southern California and northwest Mexican coasts. The animation below shows the Layered Precipitable water — also a product derived... Read More
(The Experimental GOES-17 Data Fusion link is here).GOES-17 is now operational as GOES-West at 137.2º W Longitude, as noted here and elsewhere. However, Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) problems persist (as noted here and here and here), with the effect varying seasonally. Because of the Loop Heat Pipe malfunction, the Advanced... Read More
The GOES-13 satellite was brought out of storage for annual maintenance activities on 13 February 2019 — allowing for a unique view of the Seattle, Washington area from that satellite as well as GOES-15, GOES-16 (GOES-East) and GOES-17 (GOES-West). After receiving significant snowfall during the previous several days, snowcover was abundant... Read More
A strong storm system affecting the western third of the United States on 13 February 2019 was responsible for turbulence that caused damage and injuries and forced an ERJ-170 aircraft flying from John Wayne Airport (in Orange County CA) to Seattle WA to make an unscheduled stop in Reno NV... Read More
