2 satellite sectors moved
Satellite moves MDS STATUS...
Each GOES weather satellite has two “mesoscale sectors” — small, movable windows that the satellite photographs roughly every 60 seconds, far more often than its routine full-disk and continental scans. Forecasters aim them at whatever is most important that day. This section announces where they are being pointed and for how long.
GOES-East is pointing mesoscale sector 1 at a point right around Cleveland, OH — to support severe thunderstorm and tornado forecasting. That means this patch of sky gets a fresh satellite image about once a minute instead of every 5 to 10 minutes, so forecasters can watch storms develop almost in real time.
- Centre point
- 41.3°N, 81.6°W view on map
- Window
- from until
- Reason given
- severe weather operations from WI to VA
GOES-East is pointing mesoscale sector 2 at a point about 100 mi SSW of Minneapolis, MN — to support severe thunderstorm and tornado forecasting. That means this patch of sky gets a fresh satellite image about once a minute instead of every 5 to 10 minutes, so forecasters can watch storms develop almost in real time.
- Centre point
- 43.7°N, 94.3°W view on map
- Reason given
- severe weather operations across ND/MN
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Exactly as NWS transmitted it. Everything above is our plain-English reading of this text — if the two ever disagree, this is the authoritative version.
000 NOUS42 KWNO 030910 ADMSDM SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD 0910Z THU SEP 03 2026 MDS STATUS... GOES-E Meso Sector 1 will be centered over 41.3N/81.6W from 03/1200Z to 04/1200Z in support of severe weather operations from WI to VA. GOES-E Meso Sector 2 will be centered over 43.7N/94.3W frin 03/1200Z to 04/1200Z in support of severe weather operations across ND/MN. Gerhardt/SDM/NCO