Satellite Image of the Day: September 24, 2004
(click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)
NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image

Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

Hurricane Jeanne has turned back towards the US
Jeanne made a rare extra turn and, after initially heading out towards the middle of the Atlantic, she turned back around and re-emerged as a full hurricane.
NOTE: This image was produced as a "false color RGB" image to bring out the structure of the cloud formations.
In these images, the highest and coldest clouds are the whitest, while lower and warmer clouds are yellow.
The land is unnaturally green--this is an artifact showing the relative warmth of land.
Image by NOAA-17, flyover beginning 11:25am EDT.
Click on the image below for a higher-resolution (~150k) closeup of the eye of the hurricane.