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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 33°N - 126°W - meso LOOKUP NEEDED for 33N-126W

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0735 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0735 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0738 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0738 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0739 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0739 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0740 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0740 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0741 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0741 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0742 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0742 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0743 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0743 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0744 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0744 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0745 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0745 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0746 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0746 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0747 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0747 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0748 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0748 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0749 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0749 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0750 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0750 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0751 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0751 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0752 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0752 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0753 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0753 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0754 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0754 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0755 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0755 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0756 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0756 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0757 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0757 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0758 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0758 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0759 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0759 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0800 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0800 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0801 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0801 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0802 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0802 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0803 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0803 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0804 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 02 Oct 2024 - 0804 UTC
legend for Global Lightning Mapper Flash Extent Density - flashes per five minutes

GLM Flash Extent Density over Band 13 is the number of lightning flashes that occur within a grid cell over a given period of time. FED was the first GLM product routinely available to weather service forecasters. The FED product is the best single metric to convey both the quantity and extent of lightning activity. It is useful for both storm trending applications and to depict geographic coverage.

In the FED13 visualization, GLM is superimposed on infrared Band 13 rendered in gray scale.

GLM data is produced between 54°N and 54°S.

• For more details, see the Geostationary Lightning Mapper Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.98 MB)