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-West is pointing mesoscale sector 1 over the eastern Pacific, about 855 mi SSW of San Diego, CA. 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
- 22.0°N, 124.2°W view on map
- Window
- from until
GOES-West is pointing mesoscale sector 2 over Mexico, about 325 mi S of Guadalajara, Mexico. 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
- 16.0°N, 104.0°W view on map
- Window
- until
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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 080510 ADMSDM SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD 0509Z THU OCT 08 2026 MDS STATUS... GOES-W Meso Sector 1 will be centered over 22N/124.2W until 09/0600Z for continued monitoring of Hurricane Rachel. Note: there will be a gap in coverage from 08/1400Z to 08/1605Z to support the NASA/Space X Crew 12 splashdown off the California coast. GOES-W Meso Sector 2 will be centered over 16N/104W until 09/0600Z for continued monitoring of Tropical Storm Simon. Gerhardt/SDM/NCO