WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:04.500 --> 00:00:08.020 It's kind of hard to explain how important weather is to our job. 2 00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:11.620 I mean, it really affects everything we do. 3 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:15.820 In 2018, NOAA launches the GOES-S satellite, 4 00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.530 which takes its place in orbit as GOES-17. 5 00:00:19.550 --> 00:00:21.580 Working together with GOES-16, 6 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:27.280 the two new geostationary weather satellites will provide constant watch over the United States 7 00:00:27.300 --> 00:00:31.580 and the Western Hemisphere from the west coast of Africa all the way to New Zealand, 8 00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:37.040 helping monitor severe storms, wildfires, and daily weather patterns. 9 00:00:37.060 --> 00:00:39.050 Since its launch, 10 00:00:39.070 --> 00:00:42.980 NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite has already demonstrated 11 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:46.540 its critical capability for keeping our nation Weather Ready. 12 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:49.010 Throughout the active 2017 hurricane season, 13 00:00:49.030 --> 00:00:50.010 14 00:00:50.030 --> 00:00:55.000 GOES-16 delivered imagery with detail and clarity never achieved before, 15 00:00:55.020 --> 00:00:59.000 with four times greater resolution than previous NOAA satellites, 16 00:00:59.020 --> 00:01:02.000 and delivered this imagery faster than ever before, 17 00:01:02.020 --> 00:01:07.000 helping forecasters predict the path of a storm and where and when it will intensify. 18 00:01:07.020 --> 00:01:09.100 These accurate and timely forecasts 19 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:15.310 allowed for emergency managers to prepare for evacuations, map flood areas, and save lives. 20 00:01:15.330 --> 00:01:16.870 So the weather matters. 21 00:01:16.890 --> 00:01:19.800 The weather matters before the weather happens 22 00:01:19.820 --> 00:01:23.800 The weather matters after the event happens. 23 00:01:23.820 --> 00:01:26.860 ...because what we're able to do to prepare 24 00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:28.110 --allocate resources, provide information to the public through the media beforehand-- 25 00:01:28.130 --> 00:01:41.750 and what we're able to do afterwards-- 26 00:01:41.770 --> 00:01:34.150 how and when the waters are going to recede 27 00:01:34.170 --> 00:01:42.560 so we know we can get vehicles with food and shelter and life saving equipment 28 00:01:42.580 --> 00:01:43.560 down a particular highway-- 29 00:01:43.580 --> 00:01:45.210 all of that depends on the forecast. 30 00:01:45.230 --> 00:01:47.210 In the GOES-West position, 31 00:01:47.230 --> 00:01:54.260 GOES-17 will be able to provide critical data for the westernmost United States, Alaska and Hawaii. 32 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:58.170 We're talking about getting data updates in just seconds, 33 00:01:58.190 --> 00:02:01.730 so we can quickly spot wildfires and closely monitor 34 00:02:01.750 --> 00:02:03.840 the wind direction and their intensity. 35 00:02:03.860 --> 00:02:06.290 The crispness of the data coming in at a faster rate 36 00:02:06.310 --> 00:02:09.170 will also help with fog forecasts. 37 00:02:09.190 --> 00:02:11.570 We can see the moment the strata starts to develop 38 00:02:11.590 --> 00:02:13.720 or, when it starts to move out. 39 00:02:13.740 --> 00:02:15.160 Like GOES-16, 40 00:02:15.180 --> 00:02:18.520 GOES-17 carries a suite of advanced instruments, 41 00:02:18.540 --> 00:02:22.370 including tools for sophisticated Earth-sensing, lightning-detecting, 42 00:02:22.390 --> 00:02:25.580 solar imaging, and space weather monitoring. 43 00:02:25.600 --> 00:02:27.480 As an equal partner in the sky, 44 00:02:27.500 --> 00:02:31.760 GOES-17 will expand coverage of the Advanced Baseline Imager technology 45 00:02:31.780 --> 00:02:34.820 across the Pacific Ocean 46 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:36.190 allowing meteorologists and local officials 47 00:02:36.210 --> 00:02:39.290 to see severe weather systems developing in real time. 48 00:02:39.310 --> 00:02:44.040 So, instead of seeing something this large, 49 00:02:44.060 --> 00:02:46.340 that, as you zoom in, actually gets kind of blurry... 50 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:49.900 you're actually going to see something that is much more detailed. 51 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:51.010 In its GOES West position, 52 00:02:51.030 --> 00:02:55.210 GOES-17 will be able to monitor conditions in the western U.S. 53 00:02:55.230 --> 00:02:59.210 - like wildfires, coastal fog, and atmospheric rivers - 54 00:02:59.230 --> 00:03:04.180 -when storms from the Pacific dump heavy rain and snow over the western U.S. 55 00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:09.120 GOES-17 will have a major impact on fighting wildfires in California. 56 00:03:09.140 --> 00:03:12.140 Up to the minute information in crisp detail 57 00:03:12.160 --> 00:03:15.100 allows forecasters to spot fires faster than ever before, 58 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:18.850 even before the first 911 calls come in, 59 00:03:18.870 --> 00:03:23.400 and to better track and predict the paths of large, dynamic and dangerous fires. 60 00:03:23.420 --> 00:03:26.410 It's amazing to see what we can get 61 00:03:26.430 --> 00:03:30.170 and at the level of detail and the speed 62 00:03:30.190 --> 00:03:33.600 that we can get the information down to the ground. 63 00:03:33.620 --> 00:03:38.390 It makes our decision-making way more accurate. 64 00:03:38.410 --> 00:03:40.550 With a view of the Pacific Ocean, 65 00:03:40.570 --> 00:03:44.990 GOES-17 will also provide a critical eye over shipping lanes 66 00:03:45.010 --> 00:03:45.880 vital to the US economy - 67 00:03:45.900 --> 00:03:50.500 protecting cargo and passenger vessels from dangerous ocean storms. 68 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:54.270 GOES-17 will also provide a high definition view over Alaska, 69 00:03:54.290 --> 00:03:57.150 resulting in better weather forecasts 70 00:03:57.170 --> 00:04:01.510 and improved monitoring of sea ice, wildfires, and volcanic ash. 71 00:04:01.530 --> 00:04:04.690 The advanced baseline imager on GOES-17 72 00:04:04.710 --> 00:04:07.290 can distinguish between clouds, sea ice, and snow cover - 73 00:04:07.310 --> 00:04:12.100 - a critical need during Alaska’s dark, cloudy winter months. 74 00:04:12.120 --> 00:04:16.980 GOES-17’s Geostationary Lightning mapper monitors lightning flashes, 75 00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:20.430 including the in-cloud lightning most prevalent in severe storms, 76 00:04:20.450 --> 00:04:26.530 helping forecasters determine when a storm is forming, intensifying and becoming more dangerous. 77 00:04:26.550 --> 00:04:28.490 Thanks to GOES-17, 78 00:04:28.510 --> 00:04:33.860 emergency managers will be equipped with more accurate weather predictions and faster warnings – 79 00:04:33.880 --> 00:04:38.570 providing a real impact, saving lives and protecting infrastructure. 80 00:04:38.590 --> 00:04:42.050 Watching over Earth from 22,300 miles above, 81 00:04:42.070 --> 00:04:50.945 GOES-S will provide vital data to our Weather-Ready Nation!