Saharan Air Layer Analysis Description

Atlantic Basin (GOES 11/Meteosat 9)

• Saharan Air Layer Analysis | 5-Day Java Movie
          -6hrs. | -12hrs. | -18hrs. | -24hrs. | -48hrs. | -72hrs. | -96hrs.

Eastern Atlantic (Meteosat 9)

• Saharan Air Layer Analysis | 5-Day Java Movie
          -6hrs. | -12hrs. | -18hrs. | -24hrs. | -48hrs. | -72hrs. | -96hrs.

Tropical Wave Tracking (GOES 12/Meteosat 9; CIMSS)

• Atlantic Basin: Visible and Infrared
          -6hrs. | -12hrs. | -18hrs. | -24hrs.
• Atlantic Basin: 850mb Relative Vorticity
          -6hrs. | -12hrs. | -18hrs. | -24hrs.

Wind Analysis (CIMSS)

West (GOES 12)

• Mid – Upper-Level Water Vapor and Infrared Winds
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Low – Mid-Level Infrared Winds
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Low-Level Visible Winds
          -6hrs. | -12hrs. | -18hrs. | -24hrs
• Wind Shear
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Wind Shear Tendency
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• 850mb Relative Vorticity
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Upper-Level Divergence
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.

East (Meteosat 9)

• Mid – Upper-Level Water Vapor and Infrared Winds
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Low – Mid-Level Infrared and Visible Winds
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Wind Shear
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Wind Shear Tendency
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• 850mb Relative Vorticity
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.
• Upper-Level Divergence
          -3hrs. | -6hrs. | -9hrs. | -12hrs | -15hrs. | -18hrs. | -21hrs. | -24hrs.

Wind Analysis Animations (CIMSS)

West (GOES 12)

• Wind Shear 5-Day
• Wind Shear Tendency 5-Day
• 850mb Relative Velocity 5-Day

East (Meteosat 9)

• Wind Shear 5-Day
• Wind Shear Tendency 5-Day
• 850mb Relative Velocity 5-Day

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