NOAA Environmental Visualization Program

The Environmental Visualization Program provides enhanced resolution imagery, animations and graphic design services to NOAA, the media and the public. We are an affiliate organization to STAR, the NOAA Satellite and Information Service Center for Satellite Applications and Research.

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	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.12 at 2045Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 28:39:13N Longitude: 94:43:28W. Latitude: 28.65 Longitude: -94.72 Data Elements: Please see these color and GOES-12 black and white print images. Observation Device: GOES-12 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.12 at 1515Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 26:33:33N Longitude: 92:43:59W. Latitude: 26.56 Longitude: -92.72 Data Elements: Ike is a very large hurricane and regardless of where the center of the hurricane makes landfall, the effects will be felt at large distances from the center. Observation Device: GOES-12 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	ARCHIVAL: Hurricane Alicia regional imagery, 1983.08.17 at 2031Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 28:16:20N Longitude: 94:46:42W. Latitude: 28.27 Longitude: -94.77 Data Elements: Hurricane Alicia was the last major hurricane to strike the cities of Houston and Galveston directly. See this higher resolution image. Observation Device: GOES-5 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.12 at 1345Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 28:16:20N Longitude: 94:46:42W. Latitude: 28.27 Longitude: -94.77 Data Elements: This image is for size comparison to Hurricane Alicia from August 17, 1983. See this higher resolution image. Observation Device: GOES-12 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.12 at 0845Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 26:54:30N Longitude: 91:31:08W. Latitude: 26.91 Longitude: -91.52 Data Elements: Hurricane Ike is located southeast of Galveston, Texas. This system is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 MPH. Maximum sustained winds are near 105 MPH. Observation Device: GOES-12 4 km infrared imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.11 at 2015Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 23:01:14N Longitude: 88:50:54W. Latitude: 23.02 Longitude: -88.83 Data Elements: Hurricane Ike is a large and powerful storm, quite capable of strengthening before landfall early Saturday. Observation Device: GOES-12 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.11 at 1445Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 25:46:50N Longitude: 88:29:05W. Latitude: 25.78 Longitude: -88.48 Data Elements: Hurricane Ike continues to grow in size as it moves west-northwest over the Gulf of Mexico. Observation Device: GOES-12 1 km visible imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!
	Hurricane Ike regional imagery, 2008.09.11 at 0845Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 25:08:23N Longitude: 88:11:27W. Latitude: 25.14 Longitude: -88.18 Data Elements: Hurricane Ike is located east of Brownsville, Texas. This system is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 MPH. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 MPH. Observation Device: GOES-12 4 km infrared imagery. View our larger 1280 X 960 picture!

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