Both mesosectors for GOES-16 and GOES-19 were placed over Hurricane Milton on 9 October. Consequently, 30-second imagery from both satellites was acquired. The animation above shows visible imagery from sunrise to 2159 UTC. To view a three-dimensional image, cross your eyes so that three images are present, and focus on... Read More
GOES-16 Infrared Imagery overnight on the 9th of October shows the evolution of Milton as it moves towards landfall over southwestern Florida. Of note is the disappearance of a pronounced eye. Lightning continues within the eye, however, as shown by the GLM overlay below, and deep convection (black/grey in the... Read More
GOES-19 is at its post-launch check-out location over the Equator at 89.5oW and GOES-16, as GOES-East is over the Equator at 75.2oW. Mesoscale sectors from both satellites were positioned over the eye of Milton up until about 1330 UTC; subsequent to that time, GOES-19 calibration exercises meant that mesoscale scanning... Read More
Visible imagery over Hurricane Milton after sunrise on 7 October, above, shows a compact system about 100 miles northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula. The predicted track of the storm center is superimposed on the imagery. Note that Milton’s sustained winds at 1500 UTC, 135 knots, represents an 80-knot increase over... Read More
