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14 Sep 2026 - 09:55 UTC

Tropical Depression Fifteen-E at 16.5°N - 118.9°W

North Pacific Ocean

Last observation: 14 Sep 2026 - 09:55 UTC

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Tracking started: 13 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC


NHC Storm Description:

14 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION NOW MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AND COULD STILL BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY... As of 2:00 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 the center of Fifteen-E was located near 16.5, -118.9 with movement WSW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

14 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY... As of 8:00 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 the center of Fifteen-E was located near 17.0, -118.3 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

13 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS... ...EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 2:00 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 the center of Fifteen-E was located near 17.2, -117.2 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

Tropical Pacific GeoColor animation
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

Eastern East Pacific GeoColor animation
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

GOES-West - All States GeoColor animation
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

GeoColor

True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night
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GLM FED

Lightning flash extent over GeoColor
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Day Convection

RGB used to identify areas of rapid intensification
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Day Night Cloud Micro Combo

Day: show cloud-top phase; Night: distinguish clouds / fog
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Air Mass RGB

RGB based on data from IR & water vapor
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Sandwich RGB

Blend combines IR band 13 with visual band 3
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Band 1

0.47 µm
Blue - Visible
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Band 2

0.64 µm
Red - Visible
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Band 3

0.86 µm
Veggie - Near IR
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Band 4

1.37 µm
Cirrus - Near IR
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Band 5

1.6 µm
Snow/Ice - Near IR
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Band 6

2.2 µm
Cloud Particle - Near IR
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Band 7

3.9 µm
Shortwave Window - IR
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Band 8

6.2 µm
Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 9

6.9 µm
Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 10

7.3 µm
Lower-level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 11

8.4 µm
Cloud Top - IR
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Band 12

9.6 µm
Ozone - IR
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Band 13

10.3 µm
Clean Longwave Window - IR
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Band 14

11.2 µm
Longwave Window - IR
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Band 15

12.3 µm
Dirty Longwave Window - IR
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Band 16

13.3 µm
CO₂ Longwave - IR
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