A sequence of GOES-16 (GOES-East) Low-level (7.3 µm), Mid-level (6.9 µm) and Upper-level (6.2 µm) Water Vapor images (above) showed the transition of Category 1 Hurricane Oscar to a hurricane-force extratropical storm over the western Atlantic Ocean on 31 October 2018. The very sharp moisture gradient that developed along the western and northern... Read More

The topic of a conversation on Twitter, GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed curious circular areas of fog/stratus dissipation across southern Louisiana on the morning of 30 October 2018. — making it a natural candidate for the “What the heck is this?” blog category.GOES-16 GEOCAT Low IFR Probability and... Read More

The Garden Route Fires had been burning since about 24 October 2018 near George along the southern coast of South Africa (media story). On 29 October, EUMETSAT Meteosat-11 High Resolution Visible (0.8 µm), Shortwave Infrared (3.92 µm) and Longwave Infrared Window (10.8 µm) images (above) showed an elongated west-to-east oriented thermal... Read More

Now that skies have cleared up across South Texas, an interesting feature can now be seen on #GOES16 satellite. A flood wave from the heavy rainfall over the past few weeks can be seen flowing down the Nueces River. Check it! #txwx #stxwx pic.twitter.com/74n9penwKn — NWS Corpus Christi (@NWSCorpus)... Read More