![\"Visible](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/170404_goes15_goes16_goes13_visible_Great_Salt_Lake_les_anim.gif\")
<\/a>Visible images from GOES-15 (0.63 \u00b5m, left), GOES-16 (0.64 \u00b5m, center) and GOES-13 (0.63 \u00b5m, right), with hourly surface reports plotted in yellow [click to play animation]<\/p><\/div>** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **<\/em><\/p>\n As discussed in more detail on the VISIT Meteorological Interpretation Blog<\/strong><\/a>, a small lake effect cloud plume formed over the southern portion\u00a0 of the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah on 04 February 2017<\/strong><\/a>. A comparison of early morning Visible images from the GOES-15 (GOES-West),<\/em> GOES-16 and GOES-13 (GOES-East)<\/em> satellites (above; <\/strong>also available as an MP4 animation<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em> showed the advantage of improved spatial and temporal resolution provided by the GOES-16 0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a> “Red visible” band for depicting the evolution of this feature (which was responsible for some brief inland snow showers<\/strong><\/a>). The images are displayed in the native projection of each satellite.<\/p>\n Several hours prior to the formation of the lake effect cloud band, the MODIS Sea Surface Temperature product (below)<\/strong><\/em> indicated that mid-lake water temperatures were as warm as 48\u00baF.<\/p>\n