Month: July 2017

Layer PW product for flooding on 27 July 2017

by Dan Bikos on July 27th, 2017

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. During the overnight hours of 26-27 July 2017, a large area in the vicinity of Kansas City received greater Continue Reading

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Gap flow in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

by Dan Bikos on July 26th, 2017

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. On the morning of 18 July 2017, low-level clouds moved eastward through the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  This Continue Reading

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Tropical Activity in the East Pacific

by Jorel Torres on July 26th, 2017

It is that time of year again! The time of year where tropical storms, hurricanes initiate and permeate through the Atlantic and the East Pacific Oceans. Currently, a few to note are tropical depression Greg, Tropical Storm Irwin and Hurricane Hilary. A screenshot of the National Hurricane Center’s  (NHC) ‘Active Storm’ Map showing the relative Continue Reading

MODIS NWP Models (NCEP) POES Satellites Tropical Cyclones

California (Alamo Fire)

by Jorel Torres on July 11th, 2017

The state of California had sufficient moisture over the winter where the Sierra Nevada Mountains tabulated record amounts of snowfall. However, as we have transitioned into the summer months of 2017, fires have been initiated in the southern and southwestern parts of California. One fire to note is the Alamo Fire which is located just east Continue Reading

Miscellaneous

Onset of southwest monsoon as depicted by the CIRA advected LPW product

by Dan Bikos on July 11th, 2017

Between the first and second week of July, moisture associated with the southwest monsoon surged into the Mojave dessert.  Prior to the arrival of this airmass, very hot temperatures and low dewpoint temperatures existed throughout the southwest.  After the arrival of this airmass, temperatures were not quite as high, and dewpoint temperatures were considerably higher. Continue Reading

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Advantage of 1-minute imagery for the evolution of rapidly evolving low clouds

by Dan Bikos on July 11th, 2017

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. We begin by looking at the GOES-16 visible (0.64 micron) loop on the morning of 11 July 2017 at Continue Reading

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