Sunday, May 4, 2008

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z May 5, 2008


Florida:  There is a large fire by lake Okeechobee in Hendry county
producing light to moderately dense smoke which extends east through
Palm Beach county and just south of West Palm Beach before crossing the
coast and out over the Atlantic.  Another large fire in Collier county of
southern Florida is producing light to moderate smoke which is moving to
the east, reaching Ft. Lauderdale and Miami just prior to sunset.  A large
fire in Brevard county, just to the north of Cape Canaveral is producing
light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling east off the coast.

Arkansas:  Dense to moderately dense smoke was seen emanating and moving
to the south from a large fire in eastern Madison county of northwestern
Arkansas .

Kansas:  There are multiple fires in eastern Kansas that are producing
light smoke which is moving to the north.

Oregon:  Two large fires in neighboring Jackson and Josephine counties
of southwestern Oregon, emitted similar bursts of light smoke which
moved to the south and dissipated.

Washington State:  A fire located in Okanogan county of north central
Washington produced light to moderately dense smoke which extended to
the east.

Texas/Gulf of Mexico:  A large area of light smoke was seen moving north
through the western Gulf of Mexico and the the eastern edge of Texas
from the ongoing seasonal fires burning across portions of Mexico and
Central America.

South Central Canada: A moderately dense smoke plume fanned out as
it spread southward from a fire in southwestern Manitoba Province.
The smoke nearly reached the North Dakota border by sunset.

-Salemi


 


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.