NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 19 Apr 2003
Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G8 – GOES-8
G10- GOES-10
GM – GMS
MT – METEOSAT
N2 – NOAA-12 (AVHRR)
N4 – NOAA-14 (AVHRR)
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
The following categories of significant events were searched for in imagery available in the Satellite
Services Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
1. Fires – no imagery posted
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – see below** [W. Pacific Ocean]
4. Volcanoes – no imagery posted
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – [Persian Gulf]
8. Storms -no imagery posted
9. Severe – no imagery posted
10. Snow – no imagery posted
11. Unique – no imagery posted
Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the
Operational Significant Event Imagery support team Friday, April 18, 2003 are as follows:
DUST STORM ACROSS THE PERSIAN GULF
IMAGE D10801: NOAA-17 LAC > Channels 1, 2, 4 <> 04/17/2003 07:23 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Persian Gulf
Dust (gray haze) is visible stretching across the Persian Gulf from Saudia Arabia to Iran in this
NOAA-17 image.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (710K) formats.
Preview (500X423):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/MidEast/2003/DSTmidE108_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/MidEast/2003/DSTmidE108_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1083)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/MidEast/2003/DSTmidE108_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/MidEast/2003/DSTmidE108_N7.jpg
TYPHOON 02W (KUJIRA)
IMAGE D10802: GMS> Channels 1, 3, 4 <>04/18/2003 05:32 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>W. Pacific
Typhoon 02W (Kujira) was located over the Pacific Ocean near 13.4N 130.0E at 06:00 UTC. Kujira
has been moving westward at 5 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 125 knots, gusts at
150 knots.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (558K) formats.
Preview (500X401):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_GML.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_GML.jpg
Standard (1280X1026)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_GM.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_GM.jpg
TYPHOON 02W (KUJIRA)
IMAGE D10803: NOAA-17 GAC> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>04/18/2003 01:17 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>W. Pacific
Typhoon 02W (Kujira) was located over the Pacific Ocean near 13.9N 132.8E at 06:00 UTC. Kujira
has been moving westward at 8 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 105 knots, gusts at
130 knots.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (418K) formats.
Preview (500X424):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1086)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira108_N7.jpg
TYPHOON 02W (KUJIRA)
IMAGE D10804: NOAA-17 LAC> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>04/18/2003 01:57 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>W. Pacific
Typhoon 02W (Kujira) was located over the Pacific Ocean near 13.9N 132.8E at 06:00 UTC. Kujira
has been moving westward at 8 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 105 knots, gusts at
130 knots.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (397K) formats.
Preview (500X531):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRC2kujira108_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRC2kujira108_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1360)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRC2kujira108_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRC2kujira108_N7.jpg
The NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery Support Team
Interactive Processing Branch, (E/SP22)
tel: (301) 763-8142
fax: (301) 899-9196
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the appropriate OSEI scientist:
George Stephens, Hydrologist, OSEI Team Leader
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI dust event contact,
OSEI fire event contact, OSEI snow cover event contact, OSEI volcanic event contact]
George.Stephens@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X129
Robert Fennimore, Meteorologist
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI GIS product
contact, OSEI tropical event contact, OSEI snow event contact]
Rob.Fennimore@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X132
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
Ralph.Meiggs@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X137
William Tseng, Oceanographer
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
William.Tseng@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X124
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