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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 55°N - 135°W - North Pacific Ocean

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1430 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1430 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1431 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1431 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1432 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1432 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1433 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1433 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1434 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1434 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1435 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1435 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1436 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1436 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1437 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1437 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1438 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1438 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1439 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1439 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1440 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1440 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1441 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1441 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1442 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1442 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1443 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1443 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1444 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1444 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1445 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1445 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1446 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1446 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1447 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1447 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1448 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1448 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1449 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1449 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1450 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1450 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1451 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1451 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1452 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1452 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1453 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1453 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1454 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1454 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1455 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1455 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1456 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1456 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1457 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1457 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1458 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1458 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1459 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 24 Dec 2023 - 1459 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)