NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

Land Coverage - Satellite Imagery

    Satellite Imagery
GOES Composite This large sector area shows infrared, visible, shortwave infrared and water vapor imagery and loops compositied from GOES East and GOES West. The following infrared enhancements are also available: AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow. This product is generated every 30 Minutes.

Central U.S.
Northern Hemisphere

US East Coast Coverage Area


GOES Resolution: 10-20 Km Frequency: 30 Minutes
GOES East
Eastern U. S.
This large sector area shows infrared, visible, shortwave infrared and water vapor imagery and loops from GOES East. The following infrared enhancements are also available: AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow. This product is generated every 30 Minutes.

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US East Coast Coverage Area


GOES East Resolution: 10 Km Frequency: 30 Minutes
GOES East
Regional Sectors
Goes East provides static imagery and loops from the visible, infrared, shortwave and water vapor channels. This imagery is displayed with several enhancements including AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow. Regional Geostationary imagery is generated every 30 Minutes and is normally at 3-4 Km resolution.

Regional Sectors  (Overview)
Central Plains  |  Central West Coast  |  Great Lakes  |  Mid-Atlantic
Midwest  |  Northeast  |  Northern Plains  |  Northwest  |  Puerto Rico
South Central Plains  |  Southeast  |  Southwest

GOES East Great Lakes Coverage Area


GOES East Resolution: 3-4 Km Frequency: 30 Minutes
GOES East - NWS
Weather Forecast Office (WFO)
Sectors
Infrared, visible, and shortwave infrared images and loops from GOES East are provided on the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) level. AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow enhancements are available along with multiple overlays on looping images. This product is generated every 15 minutes at 1-4 Km resolution.

GOES-East imagery is not yet available for Western Region. We do plan to add all Western Region WFO sectors.

GOES East - Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Regions
Eastern Region  |  Central Region  |  Southern Region  |  Western Region

GOES East Baltimore/Washington WFO Coverage Area


GOES East Resolution: 1-4 Km Frequency: 15 Minutes
GOES West
Western U. S.
This large sector area shows infrared, visible, shortwave infrared and water vapor imagery and loops from GOES West. The following infrared enhancements are also available: AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow. This product is generated every 30 Minutes.

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US West Coast Coverage Area


GOES West Resolution: 10 Km Frequency: 30 Minutes
GOES West
Regional Sectors
Goes West provides static imagery and loops from the visible, infrared, shortwave and water vapor channels. This imagery is displayed with several enhancements including AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow. Regional Geostationary imagery is generated every 30 Minutes and is normally at 3-4 Km resolution.

Regional Sectors  (Overview)
Alaska  |  Central Plains  |  Central West Coast  |  Hawaii  |  Northern Plains
Northwest  |  Southwest

GOES Wast Pacific Northwest Coverage Area


GOES West Resolution: 3-4 Km Frequency: 30 Minutes
GOES West - NWS
Weather Forecast Office (WFO)
Sectors
Infrared, visible, and shortwave infrared images and loops from GOES West are provided on the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) level. AVN, Dvorak, JSL, RGB, Funktop, and Rainbow enhancements are available along with multiple overlays on looping images. This product is generated every 15 minutes at 1-4 Km resolution.

GOES-West imagery is only available for Western Region. We plan to add selected WFO sectors from Central and Southern Region within the GOES-West footprint.

GOES West - WFO Regions
Central Region  |  Southern Region  |  Western Region

GOES West San Diego, CA WFO Coverage Area


GOES West Resolution: 1-4 Km Frequency: 15 Minutes
MTSAT Sectors Currently infrared, visible, and shortwave infrared images and loops from MTSAT for Palau, Yap, Marianas, Chuuk, Pohnpei/Kosrae, and the Marshall Islands are provided by the Geostationary Satellite Server.

Overview
Pacific Region (Guam and Micronesia)
Northwest Pacific Imagery (Japan, Eastern China)
West Pacific Imagery (Philippines, Southeast Asia)
Southern Pacific Countries / Islands (Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu, etc)

GOES West San Diego, CA WFO Coverage Area


MTSAT Resolution: Varies Frequency: Hourly
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