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:
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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.