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Satellite Imagery
For a 1 or 2 km city-centered image, select which type of image you would like and click on the map. Use the table below for all other views. All images will open in a new window. The most recent NOAA satellite image of the United States.
1km Visible 2km Visible 2km Infrared 2km Water Vapor 2km Fog

Here is a list of good weather satellite tutorials. Animation and Java Trouble Shooting
In general, colors related to temperature,
warm-->cold is:
dark gray-->light gray-->yellow-->red-->blue
The brighter the color, the colder temperatures are.

Type	Coverage	Resolution and Links
Visible	Western US	1km	Animation
		2km	Animation
		4km	Animation
	Northwest US	4km	Animation
	Southwest US	4km	Animation
	Eastern US	4km	Animation
	Pacific	8km	Animation
	Atlantic	8km	Animation
Infrared	Western US	2km	Animation
		4km	Animation
		16km	Animation
		28km	Animation
	Northwest US	4km	Animation
	Southwest US	4km	Animation
	Eastern US	4km	Animation
	Pacific	8km	Animation
	Atlantic	8km	Animation
Water Vapor	Western US	2km	Animation
		4km	Animation
		16km	Animation
		28km	Animation
	Northwest US	4km	Animation
	Southwest US	4km	Animation
	Eastern US	4km	Animation
	Pacific	8km	Animation
	Atlantic	8km	Animation
Fog	Western US	2km	Animation
Fog	Western US	4km	Animation

Alternatively, there's a new experimental page here, that you could access.
Look for "Western Region Images" on this site: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/wfo/
as well as: Western Atlantic - Water Vapor Loop
Or look at: Several Satellite Archives

The Blended TPW products at:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW
Operational Blended Total Precipitable Water products
Type: Blended TPW
Coverage: U.S. and eastern Pacific
Resolution and Links: 16km
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW/TPW_Animation.html?product=EAST_PACIFIC_TPW

For the Blended TPW Anomaly Product:
Type: Blended TPW Anomaly
Coverage: U.S. and eastern Pacific
Resolution and Links: 16km
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/bTPW/TPW_Animation.html?product=EAST_PACIFIC_PCT

Some Data (Precipitable Water) is available on this site from CIRA
http://amsu.cira.colostate.edu/gpstpw/
http://amsu.cira.colostate.edu/TPW/global.htm
http://cat.cira.colostate.edu/

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