Sunday, May 27, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 28, 2007

Southeastern U.S.:
Heavy smoke extends westward from the fires in southern Georgia.
The heavy smoke mostly remains north of the Georgia-Florida border.
At the western border of Georgia, the smoke becomes light to moderate
and begins curving northward into western Georgia and southeastern
Alabama. With the mix of smoke and haze, it is difficult to determine
whether the smoke extends northward beyond Georgia and Alabama into
eastern Tennessee.  An area of possible smoke/haze that broke away from
the main body of smoke earlier today can be seen in the northern Gulf
of Mexico, affecting western Florida and approaching Louisiana.

Oregon:
A fire near the border of Deschutes and Jefferson Counties is producing  a
light to moderate smoke plume that extends eastward and then southeastward
into Crook and perhaps Harney Counties.

Alaska:
A fire at about 67N 150W is producing light to moderate smoke.  Clouds are
limiting smoke detection but through the breaks in the clouds much of
the state does appear relatively smoke-free.  Earlier today an area of
light smoke was observed in central Alaska, but it has either dissipated
or become too difficult to see because of the clouds.

Quebec:
Clouds are preventing satellite assessment of smoke, today.  Yesterday,
several smoke-producing fires were observed.

Northwestern Mexico:
Again today, fires in northern Sinaloa, western Durango and western
Chihuahua are producing light with some moderate smoke that is most
pronounced in northwestern Durango and western Sinaloa.  The smoke is
moving mostly eastward.

Southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras:
Areas of light to moderate smoke from numerous agricultural fires are
mixed with haze and moving in a generally southeasterly direction.

 


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.