Thursday, April 12, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0202Z April 13, 2007

Western Gulf of Mexico and southern Texas:
Southerly flow ahead of weather system over the 4-corners region has
helped to funnel a large smoke plume over the western Gulf of Mexico
and southern Texas.  The smoke plume is originating from the tremendous
amount of fire activity over the Yucatan Peninsula.  At sunset it
appeared as though smoke was confined from Brazoria county southwards
to the Brownsville area and then extending further southward along
coastal Mexico.  The majority of the plume was thin with some embedded
areas of moderate density smoke.

Southeastern States:
Isolated fire activity over the southeast was producing several smoke
plumes that were evident on satellite imagery this evening.  Most of the
smoke plumes were thin with isolated areas of moderate density smoke.
The smoke plumes were drifting from their point sources towards the
southeast.

Western Louisiana/Eastern Texas:
Numerous fire activity over the region has produced a rather expansive
smoke plume that extended from approximately the Alexandria area of
Louisiana towards the west/northwest with the composite plumes furthest
northern extent along an axis from Harrison to Kaufman county. Numerous
areas in this plume were featuring moderate density smoke with an area
of high density smoke approximately centered near Henderson and Anderson
counties.

Hanna

 


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.