Above are some images of the GOES-18 imagery currently available on weatherTAP.com. NOAA hasn’t declared GOES-18 fully operational yet so the data is preliminary and undergoing testing. GOES-18 is supposed to be fully operational in January 2019.

The GOES-19 and GOES-18 satellite imagery is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites. Currently GOES-16 covers the Eastern Hemisphere of North America. GOES-18 will cover the Western Hemisphere once operational.

GOES-19 & GOES-18 are:

• five times faster than previous satellites
• Have three times more spectral channels
• Have four times greater spatial resolution.

Data from GOES-19 & GOES-18 will:

• Increase the warning lead time for thunderstorms and tornadoes
• Improve hurricane track and intensity forecasts
• Improve aviation flight route planning and air quality alerts
• Provide near real-time lightning data with he Geostationary Lightning Mapper

WeatherTAP shows several GOES-19 & GOES-18 satellite types including:

• Visibile
• Color
• Infrared
• Enhanced Infrared
• Water Vapor
• Enhanced Water Vapor

WeatherTAP has several GOES-19 & GOES-18 products including:

• Full disk scan
• CONUS views
• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii
• Alaska
• Mesoscale sectors 1 & 2

All images can be zoomed down to state level, panned and animated.

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