{"id":54448,"date":"2023-09-15T21:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=54448"},"modified":"2023-09-16T14:14:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T14:14:45","slug":"turbulence-over-new-england-caused-by-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/54448","title":{"rendered":"Turbulence over New England caused by Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/AirMassRGBTurbulenceObsCIMSSTurb-20230915_1336_to_2051stepanim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1422\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/AirMassRGBTurbulenceObsCIMSSTurb-20230915_1336_to_2051stepanim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54450\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Air mass RGB over Hurricane Lee, 1336 &#8211; 2051 UTC, along with PIREPs of turbulence and CIMSS estimates of Turbulence Probability, 1336 &#8211; 2051 UTC 15 September 2023 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurricane Lee, moving northward off the east coast of the United States, is generating a large cirrus shield (see the ABI Band 4 image below) at high levels over New England, as also shown in the Air mass RGB shown above.  The corrugated features in the cirrus are well-known predictors of aircraft turbulence, and pilot reports of observations are common within the field of cirrus (as shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?s=transverse+banding+turbulence\">these blog posts<\/a>).  Additionally, the CIMSS Turbulence product, a prediction developed using Machine Learning and ABI Channels 8 (Upper-level water vapor, 6.19 \u00b5m) and 13 (Clean window infrared, 10.3 \u00b5m), along with GFS thermondynamic fields, shows a high probability of turbulence in the region where turbulence is observed.  CIMSS turbulence probability fields are also available online <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/turbulence\/?satellite=goes-e&amp;hem=NH&amp;region=Mid-Atlantic&amp;datetime=LATEST\">here<\/a>.  A training recording (mp4) on the product is <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/training\/TrainingVideos\/TurbulenceMLWimmers.mp4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617-1024x662.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/G16Band04-20230915_200617.png 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GOES-East ABI Cirrus Channel (Band 4, 1.37 \u00b5m), 2006 UTC, 15 September 2023 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest on Hurricane Lee, refer to the National Hurricane Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\">USA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/hurricane\/index_e.html\">Canada<\/a>).  Information is also available at the NWS Forecast Offices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/box\/\">Boston<\/a>, Portland (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/gyx\/\">Gray Maine)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/car\/\">Caribou<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks to Professor Rick DiMaio at Lewis University for focusing our attention on this event!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Lee, moving northward off the east coast of the United States, is generating a large cirrus shield (see the ABI Band 4 image below) at high levels over New England, as also shown in the Air mass RGB shown above. 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