NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 19 Jun 2003
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Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G12 – GOES-12
G10 – GOES-10
G9 – GOES-9
MT – METEOSAT
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
N7 – NOAA-17 (AVHRR)
MO – MODIS
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 – see below
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – see below [ West Pacific, East Pacific ]
4. Volcanoes – see below
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – no imagery posted
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 Thursday, June 19, 2003 are as follows:
TYPHOON 07W (SOUDELOR)
IMAGE D17001: GOES-9 <> Channels 1, 3, 4<>06/19/2003 07:25 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>W. Pacific
Typhoon 07W (Soudelor) was located over the NorthWestern Pacific Ocean near 34.8N 130.0E at
06:00 UTC. Soudelor has been moving north-northeastward at 26 knots with maximum sustained
winds estimated at 65 knots, gusts to 80 knots.
Image provided in preview (~60K) and standard (516K) formats.
Preview (500X396):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCsoudelor170_G9L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCsoudelor170_G9L.jpg
Standard (1280X1015)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCsoudelor170_G9.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCsoudelor170_G9.jpg
TROPICAL STORM 02E (BLANCA)
IMAGE D17002: GOES-12 <> Channels 1, 3, 4<>06/19/2003 14:45 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>E. Pacific
Tropical Storm 02E (Blanca) was located over the Eastern Pacific Ocean near 16.5N 104.6W at
06:00 UTC. Blanca has been moving northeastward at 01 knots with maximum sustained winds
estimated at 45 knots, gusts to 55 knots.
Image provided in preview (~61K) and standard (407K) formats.
Preview (500X541):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca170_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca170_G12L.jpg
Standard (938X1015)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca170_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca170_G12.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
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact, OSEI GIS product contact]
Ralph.E.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
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)