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!