Tuesday, April 1, 2008
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z, April 1, 2008
Oklahoma:
In northwest Oklahoma, a light, narrow smoke plume in eastern Ellis
County extends 55 km to the southwest.
Gulf of Mexico:
Some light residual smoke from fires in Guatemala and southern Mexico
has moved northward into the south Texas coast.
- Unless otherwise indicated:
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- 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.