Monday May 12, 2008

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z May 13, 2008

Florida:
Dense smoke from the Osage fire in Brevard County extended 350 km
to the east as did light to moderate smoke from the ongoing blaze in
Glades County.  Light to moderate smoke extended 125 km south into the
Gulf from a fire in Liberty County while light smoke extended 100 km
south from another blaze in Walton County.

Gulf of Mexico:
Residual light smoke from the ongoing seasonal fires burning across
Mexico and Central America stretched from the Bahamas and southern Florida
across the central Gulf of Mexico northwestward into Texas and Louisiana.

Louisiana:
Several ag burns resulted in smoke plumes that extended north
northwestward from their source.  The most notable among these was in
Natchitoches County where light to moderate smoke extended 115 km to
the north.

Colorado:
Smoke extended 100 km to the northeast of a fire in Fremont County before
it became obscured by cloud cover.

New Mexico:
A short-lived fire in Union County generated a light to moderately
dense plume that stretched into Kansas.  Moderate to isolated dense dust
from White Sands was blowing northeastward, reaching the Texas border.
A fire in extreme northern Mexico produced a dense plume of smoke that
extended into southern portions of the state.

Arizona:
Light smoke extended a short distance to the northeast of a blaze in
Pima County.



 


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.