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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 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0946 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0946 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0947 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0947 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0948 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0948 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0949 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0949 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0950 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0950 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0951 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0951 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0952 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0952 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0953 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0953 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0954 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0954 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0955 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0955 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0956 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0956 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0957 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0957 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0958 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0958 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0959 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0959 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1000 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1000 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1001 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1001 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1002 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1002 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1003 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1003 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1004 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1004 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1005 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1005 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1006 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1006 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1007 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1007 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1008 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1008 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1009 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1009 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1010 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1010 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1011 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1011 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1012 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1012 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1013 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1013 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1014 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1014 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1015 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 1015 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)