13 GOES-West Hawaii RSO Sector Alaska RSO sector is also available. One impact of calling RSO is the 00Z winds model assimilation. Times RSO request- time until activation and start times of each satellite. Mention GOES image time is when the first line begins scanning. All offices ingesting data from a particular GOES get RSO when it is called for that satellite.
More images means shorter loop sequences unless the number of frames are increased.
Ask any offices that could use either if they know which one is selected. 25 Feb 99 Place arrow initially on the southern coast of Massachusetts. Snow dissipation along the western edge evident on IR imagery before radar. Satellite shows warming cloud tops as precipitation is ending. Satellite offers extension of data beyond radar range.