CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 2024

DATA, INFORMATION, AND USE-INSPIRED SCIENCE:

CIMSS increases LightningCast domain size over American Samoa: At the request of Pacific Region Headquarters in Honolulu, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) has increased the LightningCast probability domain size that is centered near American Samoa, roughly doubling its size. The new domain extends from 160 to 180 degrees West Longitude, and from 20 to 4 degrees South Latitude, covering the entire American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone. The data are available in AWIPS and at the LightningCast RealEarth instance (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/severe_conv/pltg.html) under the American Samoa sector. See this blog post: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/58997. (J. Cintineo, NSSL ; E. Jacobsen NWS/PRH; L. Cronce and S. Lindstrom CIMSS ; 608 263 4425)

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Figure: LightningCast Probabilities plotted on top of GOES-West Clean Window Infrared Imagery (10.3 micrometers), 1950 UTC on 6 March 2024.

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VISIT Training on IFR Probability Fields: Scott Lindstrom from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) gave a live Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) presentation on GOES-R Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) Probability fields (that is, GOES-R Fog detection) and how they can be used to be alert for low fog and stratus. The presentation was to a forecaster from the Blacksburg VA (WFO RNK) forecast office. The 20-minute training was followed by several minutes of AWIPS instruction. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608 263 4425)

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SSEC and CIMSS Scientists in the news: Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) provide expert interviews, imagery and case studies to promote science and satellite imagery. This week: 1) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Bachmeier and Scott Lindstrom published the following case studies: "Deadly tornado in Middle Tennessee" (May 08); "MetopC and NOAA-20 NUCAPS Profiles in a Moderate Risk" (May 08); "Severe weather across the southern and central Plains" (May 06); "Comparing PHS 4-km WRF model output and 3-km HRRR output on a High Risk Day" (May 06); "LightningCast domain size over American Samoa increased" (May 06); "Cyclone Hidaya reaches Category 1 Hurricane intensity" (May 03). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS; E. Verbeten, SSEC, 608-263-4206)

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Figure: 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images included plots of Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Tornado Warning polygons — which showed the supercell thunderstorm that produced EF3 damage.

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