Tuesday, November 04, 2008

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z NOVEMBER 05, 2008

Northeastern Missouri/Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin:
An area of what is believed to be thin remnant smoke from yesterday's
agricultural fires over the southern Mississippi Valley was analyzed
from northeastern Missouri and extending through northern Illinois and
into southern Wisconsin. This area of possible thin smoke was visible
during the morning in GOES-West imagery, but was no longer discernible
later in the afternoon.

Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley:
An incredible number of what are believed to be mainly agricultural fires
were analyzed once again over eastern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri,
and northwestern Mississippi. Numerous thin to locally moderately dense
smoke plumes were seen moving in a northward direction. Just prior to
sunset, many of the smaller smoke plumes had merged to form somewhat
larger batches of thin smoke which continued to spread to the north.

Eastern Kentucky:
Several smoke producing fires were detected across eastern
Kentucky. Mainly thin to locally moderately dense plumes were seen moving
to the west-southwest from these fires.

Southeastern and South Central US:
Scattered fires were analyzed over much of the Southeastern and South
Central US from Georgia to eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas. The smoke
plumes associated with the fires over Alabama and Mississippi were moving
mostly in a southwesterly direction while the plumes from the fires in
Louisiana, eastern Texas, and eastern Oklahoma were moving more in a
northerly direction.

South Central Canada/North Dakota:
Many fires once again were detected across southeastern Saskatchewan
and southern Manitoba provinces of southern Canada and northern North
Dakota. However, cloudiness spread over the region from the southwest
during the afternoon which greatly hindered smoke detection in satellite
imagery.

Western Oregon/Southwestern Washington:
Cloudiness was also present in this region which prevented smoke detection
despite a rather significant number of analyzed fires.

JS






 


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.