{"id":60597,"date":"2024-08-15T15:58:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=60597"},"modified":"2024-08-16T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:29:11","slug":"viirs-and-goes-views-of-hurricane-ernest-in-the-tropical-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/60597","title":{"rendered":"VIIRS and GOES views of Hurricane Ernesto in the tropical Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/VIIRS_I05_SST-20240815_0519_0633_0657stepanim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60598\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">VIIRS I05 (11.45 \u00b5m) infrared imagery and ACSPO SSTs where skies are clear, 0519-0657 UTC on 15 August 2024 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>VIIRS imagery from Suomi NPP and NOAA-20, above, show the structure of Hurricane Ernesto as it pulls away from Puerto Rico.  Dry air is entrained within the storm, as evidenced by the regions near the center where convection is absent.  Sea-surface temperatures in the region are quite warm, however, and shear is small, as shown below:  strengthening is forecast.<\/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\/2024\/08\/Shear1400UTC_15August2024.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Shear1400UTC_15August2024-1024x680.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Shear1400UTC_15August2024-1024x680.gif 1024w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Shear1400UTC_15August2024-300x199.gif 300w, https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Shear1400UTC_15August2024-768x510.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">200-850 mb Shear Values, 1400 UTC on 15 August 2024 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ernesto is tucked within the southeast corner of the GOES-16 CONUS sector field of view. Five-minute GOES-16 Low-Level Water Vapor infrared imagery (Band 10, 7.34 \u00b5m) and GLM observations of Flash-Extent Density, below, show very warm brightness temperatures over the Greater Antilles. <a href=\"http:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/real-time\/mtpw2\/product.php?color_type=tpw_nrl_colors&amp;prod=natl&amp;timespan=24hrs&amp;anim=anigf\">MIMIC Total Precipitable water fields<\/a> (at bottom) show dry air there as well.  The future intensity of Ernesto will be directly affected by how much of the dry air continues to infiltrate into the storm circulation.   Lightning observations at this time were mostly confined to Ernesto&#8217;s outer bands.<\/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\/2024\/08\/G16Band10FED-20240815_1356_to_1531anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/G16Band10FED-20240815_1356_to_1531anim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60600\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GOES-16 Band 10 (7.34 \u00b5m) infrared imagery and 5-minute aggregates of GLM Flash Extent Density, 1356-1531 UTC on 15 August 2024 (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/mimictpw_natl_24h_16UTC14Aug_to15UTC15Aug2024.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/mimictpw_natl_24h_16UTC14Aug_to15UTC15Aug2024.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60601\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Total Precipitable Water, 1600 UTC 14 August &#8211; 1500 UTC 15 August 2024 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest information on Ernesto, refer to the National Hurricane Center:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\">https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIIRS imagery from Suomi NPP and NOAA-20, above, show the structure of Hurricane Ernesto as it pulls away from Puerto Rico. 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