GOES-East/West Satellite Derived Wind Products

High Density Winds Available Every 3 Hours

Welcome to the GOES Experimental High Density Winds Page, Maintained by the Forecast Products Development Team (FPDT), Office of Research and Applications (ORA), NOAA/NESDIS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service). Science methodologies for the derivation of the high density wind estimates from GOES satellite data are developed jointly by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR in Washington, DC.

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Eastern U.S. and Atlantic Coverage, Including 9 Mid-Latitude and Tropical Sectors

Western U.S. and NH Pacific Coverage, Including 9 Mid-Latitude and Tropical Sectors

Storm Centered Winds (Tropical Cyclone Events Only)

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GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z IR Cloud Drift Winds)
GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z WV Winds--Cloud)
GOES-East Radiosonde Match Vector Plots (12Z WV Winds--Clear Air)
Verification Time Series

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Autoregistration Statistics

GIF Images of GOES High Density Winds

*GOES-East (75W Longitude)*
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GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor
GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift
GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift				GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift
GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor
GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift
GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift				GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-East U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift

*GOES-West (135W Longitude)*
0000 UTC	0300 UTC	0600 UTC	0900 UTC	1200 UTC	1500 UTC	1800 UTC	2100 UTC
GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Water Vapor
GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Cloud Drift
GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift				GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West HEMISPHERIC Visible Cloud Drift
GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Water Vapor
GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Cloud Drift
GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift				GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift	GOES-West U.S. MERCATOR Visible Cloud Drift

Cloud Drift Wind Vector Key:

100hPa - 400hPa (Approximate Height of 16KM - 7KM or 52,000 Feet - 23,000 Feet) 400hPa - 700hPa (Approximate Height of 7KM - 3KM or 23,000 Feet - 10,000 Feet Below 700hPa (Approximate Height of 3KM or 10,000 Feet)

Water Vapor Wind Vector Key:

100hPa - 250hPa (Approximate Height of 16KM - 10KM or 52,000 Feet - 33,000 Feet) 250hPa - 350hPa (Approximate Height of 10KM - 8KM or 33,000 Feet - 26,000 Feet) 350hPa - 550hPa(Approximate Height of 8KM - 5KM or 26,000 Feet - 16,000 Feet