Sunday, May 06, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z May 07, 2007

Southeast US:
A large fire along the Volusia-Flagler county line generated a light to
moderate plume of smoke extending east into the Atlantic. Clouds and
thunderstorms then obscured any smoke detection during the afternoon
and evening.

Fires in western Broward and southern Monroe were producing light to
moderate smoke that was drifting south across the Florida straights.

Fires were detected over Ware, Charlton and Atkinson counties in southeast
Georgia but extensive cloud cover inhibited detection of active smoke
this afternoon and evening. However, residual light to moderately dense
smoke from overnight and yesterday could be seen in an arc across much
of Alabama and Mississippi.

Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast States:
Light to moderately dense smoke from fires in Central America continues
to be seen over the western Gulf of Mexico into south Texas.

Minnesota:
A large fire in western Cook county in the arrowhead region of Minnesota
was producing moderately dense to dense smoke that was moving north into
southwest Ontario.

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana:
An area of light aerosol was seen before sunset over southern Alberta and
Saskatchewan and north central Montana. The source and conmposition of
this area is unknown. It is possible that it has been transported a long
distance..perhaps originating from the large fires in southern Siberia.

Idaho:
A fire in southwest Shoshone county weas producing a narrow plume of
thin smoke that extended to the east reaching the Montana border.

Mexico:
Numerous fires were seen burning in western Durango state in northwest
Mexico in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. The plumes were narrow and
light to moderately dense and they extended to the east northeast but
remained well south of the Big Bend. A large fire in southern Nuevo Leon
state, south of Monterrey, was producing an area of moderately dense
to dense smoke. The plume extended to the east northeast reaching just
south of Brownsville. A separate extension of the plume at a different
level dig reach into south Texas from Laredo eastward.

Ruminski

 


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.