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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 55°N - 149°W - North Pacific Ocean

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0119 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0119 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0120 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0120 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0121 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0121 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0122 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0122 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0123 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0123 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0124 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0124 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0125 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0125 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0126 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0126 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0127 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0127 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0128 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0128 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0129 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0129 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0130 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0130 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0131 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0131 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0132 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0132 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0133 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0133 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0134 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0134 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0135 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0135 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0136 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0136 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0137 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0137 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0138 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0138 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0139 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0139 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0140 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0140 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0141 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0141 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0142 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0142 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0143 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0143 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0144 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0144 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0145 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0145 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0146 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0146 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0147 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0147 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0148 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 01 Oct 2023 - 0148 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)