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GOES-19 is scheduled to replace GOES-16 as GOES East on Friday April 4, 2025 at ~1510UTC.

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Satellite Book CLub

March 20th in the SBC
Rebecca Muessle, Lead and Incident Meteorologist from NWS WFO Portland, OR (PQR), will discuss the Importance of Early Detection Fire Weather Support and the Impact on Response in Rural Communities.

Watch previous sessions
David Hogg, Research Associate from CIWRO, recently discussed Examining the Use of Fire Warnings During the February 2024 Southern Great Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

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What's next?

We have a great lineup of sessions! Here's a quick preview:

  • March 27, 2025 | Enhancing Automated Frontal Boundary Detection with Geostationary Satellite Imagery | Andrew Justin (OU)
  • April 3, 2025 | GOES-19 Transition to Operations | Liz Kline (GOES-R)
  • April 10, 2025 | Warn-On-Forecast in the Watch to Warning Gap | Daniel Reese (TOP)

 

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