Wednesday, April 11, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z April 12, 2007

Texas:
A fire in southern Walker County and a fire in southern San Jacinto
County produced plumes of light smoke that drifted to the southeast.

Florida:
A narrow plume of thin smoke from a fire in northeast Brevard County
extended eastward over the Atlantic.

Brown

 


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.