{"id":25311,"date":"2017-09-19T11:12:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T11:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=25311"},"modified":"2017-09-19T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T21:40:14","slug":"hurricane-maria-moves-across-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/25311","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Maria moves across Dominica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/GOES16_ABI_Ch13_Dominica-20170919_0055_to_0414.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25292\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/GOES16_ABI_Ch13_Dominica-20170919_024358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 &#8220;Clean Window&#8221; Infrared 10.3 \u00b5m imagery, 0055 to 0414 UTC on 19 September 2017 (Click to play 161 M animated gif)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOES-16 ABI 10.3 \u00b5m Infrared Imagery shows the path of Category 5 Hurricane Maria&#8217;s transit across the Caribbean Island of Dominica. The compact eye moved from east-central Dominica to the northwest coast of Dominica over the course of about 2 hours late on the 18th and early on the 19th of September 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">===================== Added, 2130 UTC on 19 September 2017 =====================<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day on 19 September, Suomi NPP overflew Category 5 Hurricane Maria. The toggle below shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_091917_1742_HurrMaria.png\">Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_Bach.png\">Infrared Window (11.45 \u00b5m)<\/a> imagery zoomed in over the eye. A Caribbean Basin-wide view (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_091917_1742_HurrMaria_ZO_nolabels.png\">visible<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_Bach_ZO.png\">infrared<\/a> toggle) is below that. The storm displays excellent structure with strong banding and outflow and little indication of shear. \u00a0(Suomi NPP Imagery courtesy William Straka, CIMSS)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25328\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_toggle.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25328\" class=\"wp-image-25328\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_toggle.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suomi NPP Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) and Infrared (11.45 \u00b5m) imagery over the eye of Hurricane Maria, 1742 UTC on 19 September 2017 (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25329\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_ZO_nolabelstoggle.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25329\" class=\"wp-image-25329\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/09\/I01_I05_091917_1742_HurrMaria_ZO_nolabelstoggle.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suomi NPP Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) and Infrared (11.45 \u00b5m) imagery of Hurricane Maria over the eastern Caribbean, 1742 UTC on 19 September 2017 (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more on the Hurricane Maria, consult the webpages of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\">National Hurricane Center<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\">CIMSS<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/\">Tropical Weather Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing GOES-16 ABI 10.3 \u00b5m Infrared Imagery shows the path of Category 5 Hurricane Maria&#8217;s transit across the Caribbean Island of Dominica. 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