GOES-16 (GOES-East) True Color RGB images created using Geo2Grid (above) displayed the eye-like signature of a potential subtropical cyclone or “neutercane” over the Southeast Pacific Ocean on 12 January 2022. This type of mesoscale “hybrid” system has been observed near decaying cold fronts, or (as in this case) near the... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) Low-level (7.3 µm) and Mid-level (6.9 µm) Water Vapor images (above) showed that portions of the coastline of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron were apparent during the day on 10 January 2022. When a very cold/dry arctic air mass is present over a particular area, the water vapor “weighting functions”... Read More
Data from this site shows SAR observations over the Great Lakes daily around 0000 and 1200 UTC. The image above shows SAR data over Lake Superior just before 1200 UTC on 10 January. The background flow used in processing shows strong northwesterly winds. Note the relative calm in the lee of... Read More
JMA Himawari-8 Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed Tropical Cyclone Tiffany as it made landfall along the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia on 09 January 2022. [UPDATE: just prior to making landfall around 0130 UTC on 10 January, Tiffany intensified to a Category 1 typhoon... Read More
