Saturday, April 28, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0255Z April 29, 2007

Georgia:
A fire in Atkinson county next to Ware county is producing very dense
plume of smoke that is moving westerly combined with the smoke produced
by the persistent Ware County fire into the Atlantic. The cities west
of Atkinson county have been influenced.

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida Panhandle:
A fire in vernon county of southern Louisiana is producing a thin
plume of smoke that is moving about 270km to the west. Three fires in
Franklin, Forest, and Clarke counties of Mississippi are producing thin to
moderately dense plumes of smoke taht are moving southeastward into the
Gulf of Mexico. A fire in southern Okaloosa county of Florida Panhandle
is producing a thin plume of smoke that is moving south southeastward
into the Gulf of Mexico.

Oklahoma:
Wynnewood about 65 miles south of Oklahoma City had a oil refinery burning
caused by lightening this morning. The fire is producing a moderately
dense to localy dense plume of smoke that is fanning out to the southe
across the Oklahoma-Texas border into counties of northern Texas.

California:
A fire in northwestern corner of Riverside county is producing a thin
to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving easterly about 170km
along the San Bernarino-Riverside county border.

Oregon:
Several fires along the western coast counties, including Douglas, Coos,
and Curry counties, of Oregon are producing moderately dense to locally
dense plumes of smoke that are moving southwesterly into the Pacific. A
fire in southern Curry is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that
is swirling around, then streching to the northeast. A fire in Klamath
county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving
northerly into central Deschutes county.

Gulf of Mexico:
Haze possibly mixed with light smoke can be seen over the southwestern
Gulf of Mexico especially offshore of Tabasco and southern Veracruz.

 


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.