North West Pacific Weather Satellite

The office of satellite and product operations ospo is part of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis.

North west pacific weather satellite. Northern hemisphere tropical cyclone summaries issued every 6 hours when active tropical cyclones are in the central pacific. Easy to use weather radar at your fingertips. Nesdis is part of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa and the department of commerce. Current weather satellite imagery maps for pacific northwest and usa.

This icon serves as a link to download the essential accessibility assistive technology app for individuals with physical disabilities. A weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the earth. During the day the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space. Track storms and stay in the know and prepared for what s coming.

It is featured as part of our commitment to diversity and. At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to. Typhoon tracking maps current sea temperatures and more. The satellite desk routinely issues products covering approximately 15 000 000 square miles in support of central pacific hurricane center operations.

West coast alaska central alaska southeastern alaska northern pacific ocean hawaii tropical pacific ocean southern pacific ocean goes east. Satellites can be either polar orbiting seeing the same swath of the earth every. The latest typhoon watches and warnings for the west pacific basin. Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.