* GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational *1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-17 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed the dissipation of fog and stratus across the San Francisco Bay area on 03 September 2018. However, as most of the fog/stratus dissipated or retreated westward toward the coast in response to... Read More

* GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational *A comparison of Visible images from GOES-15 (GOES-West), GOES-17 and GOES-16 (GOES-East) (above) showed an isolated thunderstorm that developed in the Nebraska Panhandle late in the day on 29 August 2018. The storm produced hail (SPC storm reports), and also exhibited an Above Anvil Cirrus Plume.... Read More

GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operationalThe presence of GOES-17 data means that 4 mesoscale sectors, each taking 1-minute imagery, are over the United States. In the example above, from 1616 UTC on 29 August 2018, there is no overlap. (Note: Three of the Four are in their default... Read More

* GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational *Beginning at 1530 UTC on 28 August 2018, GOES-17 data and imagery became available via the GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) distribution mechanism — and beginning at 1700 UTC via the Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN) that provides data to AWIPS (above). While images are available from all 16... Read More