Satellite View of the U.S. West on January 10, 2014

This NOAA GOES-west satellite image shows high pressure over the 4 corners region (Utah, Colorado, northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico), and the National Weather Service has forecast snow north of the high in the Wasatch range and adjacent valleys.

Toward the top of the GOES image, there's a strong Pacific storm moving onshore that NWS expects will bring high winds, heavy rains, and feet of snow to the northwestern U.S. There's a flood watch in effect for portions of western Washington State through Saturday night (January 11), that includes the counties of King, Mason, Pierce, and Snohomish. That storm will bring more snow to the Wasatch range that's getting snow today.

Meanwhile, on the far right side of the image, there's a surface low pressure area moving through the Central Plains and middle Mississippi Valley today, Jan. 10, 2014.

The image was created by the NASA-NOAA GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project

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