Yes, we have been posting a lot of fog/stratus product images lately, but this comparison of AWIPS images of the 4-km resolution GOES-12 and the 1-km resolution MODIS fog/stratus product from around 07:15 UTC (3:15am local time) on 21 September 2007 was deemed to be highly Blog_Worthyâ„¢. Widespread fog (yellow to orange... Read More
As pointed out by the NWS forecast office at Milwaukee/Sullivan WI, a narrow ribbon of cooler water temperatures was seen along parts of the western nearshore waters of Lake Michigan on 19 September 2007. Strong westerly winds in the wake of a cold frontal passage aided in the upwelling of cooler water from below the lake surface,... Read More
AWIPS images of the GOES-12 6.5µm “water vapor” channel (above) show an upper-level low that was intensifying over Florida during the day on 18 September 2007. As warm/dry middle to upper tropospheric air (yellow enhancement) wrapped around and into the southwestern quadrant of the cyclone, convection was seen to develop along the... Read More
AWIPS images of the MODIS fog/stratus product (above) and the corresponding GOES-12 fog/stratus product (below) revealed areas of fog that were forming in the valleys of Pennsylvania and New York around 08 UTC (4am local time) on 17 September 2007. The 1-km resolution MODIS imagery offered a more detailed view of the... Read More
