Tropical Atlantic Satellite Animation

Continental us west atlantic water vapor.

Tropical atlantic satellite animation.

Learn about global infrared satellite. Eastern u s west atlantic enhanced ir goes 16. The tropical cyclones we track in the atlantic basin are called tropical depressions tropical storms and hurricanes. Red and blue areas indicate cold high cloud tops.

These images depict the near real time state of the atmosphere and are one input used to predict weather. Western caribbean sea enhanced ir goes. Unless otherwise noted the images linked from this page are located on servers at the satellite products and services division spsd of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis. East atlantic water vapor.

Links to outside sites and more satellite data. Locations and distances given here are approximate. The tracker also allows users to go back in time and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year. Atlantic basin tropical cyclones are classified as follows.

Ascat metop a ascat metop b ramsdis online tropical. East coast canada northern atlantic ocean caribbean gulf of mexico puerto rico tropical atlantic ocean eastern pacific ocean mexico central america south america north south america south. Description and location information are supplied by the national hurricane center. The global infrared satellite image shows clouds by their temperature.

Nasa msfc southwest atlantic goes 16. Organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with defined surface circulation and max sustained winds of 38 mph or less. Noaa national hurricane center for official forecasts and outlooks. Gulf of mexico enhanced ir goes 16.

Tropical atlantic visible geocolor continental us west atlantic infrared. Conus full disk northern rockies upper mississippi valley great lakes northeast southern rockies southern plains southern mississippi valley southeast u s. Nasa msfc gulf of mexico goes 16. Eastern atlantic meteosat 9 eumetsat.

The satellite images on this map are from various geostationary satellites. Nasa msfc western caribbean sea goes 16. Please direct all questions and comments regarding goes e goes 16 images to. Southwest atlantic enhanced ir goes 16.

Infrared satellite imagery on this map uses the temperature of the clouds themselves to display the image. These satellites are composed of sophisticated instruments for sensing various aspects of the earth s atmosphere and weather systems. Satellite images are not a weather forecast. A hurricane track will only appear if there is an active storm in the atlantic or eastern pacific regions.