Disturbed weather in the tropics near American Samoa
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GOES-18 Clean window infrared imagery (10.3 µm, displayed at full resolution in a special sector over American Samoa, in the latest AWIPS build) shows an area of convection, within a region of abundant moisture (GOES-18 Total Precipitable water values are close to 2.5″), approaching the Samoan islands (that are located... Read More