Tuesday, January 6, 2009

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JANUARY 7, 2009

Florida:
Fires burning across W Palm Beach county and parts of Hendry county are
producing light smoke moving N across Lake Okeechobee.

No other significant smoke/dust is seen across a very cloud US in
satellite imagery.

J Kibler







 


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.