Sunday, March 4, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z March 5, 2007

Texas:
A fire on the border of Harrison and Panola counties is producing a light
plume of smoke stretching 110-120 km southeast.  The smoke is entering
the counties of Caddo, De Sota and Sabine in Louisiana.
A 140-160 km long plume of smoke from a fire in Jackson county is
stretching south into Calhoun county and into the Gulf of Mexico.
Some light smoke producing fires are also in the counties of Goliad,
Bee, Chambers and Galveston.  They are relatively small fires.

Oklahoma:
Numerous fires burning across the counties of Latimer, Le Flore,
McCurtain, Pushmataha, Coal, Atoka, Hughes and Seminole are producing
light to moderate smoke that is moving southeast across southeast
Oklahoma.  The smoke from these fires are joining together to create a
much longer plume in satellite imagery.  The plumes from the fires are
only about 30-50 km long, but are creating a 100-150 km long plume of
light to moderate smoke.
In the far eastern part of the state, two fires in Sequoyah county are
emitting light plumes of smoke moving east into Franklin and Sebastian
counties in Arkansas.

Arkansas/Missouri:
A fire in Grant county Arkansas is emitting a narrow plume of light
smoke east into Jefferson, Cleveland and Lincoln counties.  In Missouri
a fire in Carter county is producing a light plume of smoke stretching
50-60 km east SE into Ripley and Butler counties.

Florida:
A very bright burning fire in Walton county (panhandle of Florida) is
producing an area of moderate smoke stretching south into Washington
and Bay counties and then into the Gulf of Mexico.  The smoke extends
80-100 km from the source.

South Carolina:
Two smaller fires emitting light smoke plumes are burning in the counties
of Lee and Richland.  The smoke from the Richland fire is moving east
into Sumter county.

J Kibler

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.