2006 September 12 02:28 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (202 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds are 45 mph.

2006 September 12 05:45 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (262 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 60 mph.

2006 September 12 10:04 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (285 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 12 14:46 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (280 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 12 21:23 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (307 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 65 mph.

2006 September 13 02:06 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (240 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 13 05:35 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (257 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 75 mph, making Gordon a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

2006 September 13 09:41 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (275 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 13 14:24 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (329 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 13 21:00 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (330 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 110 mph.

2006 September 14 01:44 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (266 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 14 05:25 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (276 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph.

2006 September 14 14:01 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (305 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 14 20:38 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (261 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 15 05:16 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (251 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 115 mph.

2006 September 15 16:42 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (259 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 100 mph.

2006 September 16 10:09 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (251 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 75 mph.

2006 September 16 14:54 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (215 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 16 16:34 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (183 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 16 21:28 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (202 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 17 02:14 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (181 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 17 09:45 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (305 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 17 14:31 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (305 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 17 21:05 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite evening image. A closer view (303 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 80 mph.

2006 September 18 01:51 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (222 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 18 09:22 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (272 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2006 September 18 14:09 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (314 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. You can see a bit of Hurricane Helene to the south. This image (697 Kb) shows both Gordon and Helene. A very large image (1492 Kb) of both hurricanes (made by Ray Sterner) is also available.

2006 September 18 16:13 UT
NOAA-18 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (254 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 90 mph.

2006 September 18 20:43 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite afternoon image. A closer view (237 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The northern part of Hurricane Helene can be seen in the bottom of this image.