Friday, April 27, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2345Z April 27, 2007

Georgia:
The western portion of the Big Turnaround Complex in the eastern portion
of Ware county is producing moderate to thin smoke that extends E into
the eastern Atlantic Ocean of NE McIntosh county.  The plume is about
24km wide.

Bahamas (Grand Bahama):
A few fires along the eastern portion of Grand Bahama is producing
moderate to dense smoke that is moving N and exents about 100km north
and is about 40km. A plume above the low level inversion is drifting
South 88km but is only about 24km wide.

New Mexico:
A fire in the SW portion of Eddy county in the Lincoln Nat'l
Forest/Gaudalupe Mts. or just to the west of the Carlsbad Nat'l Park
is producing a thin line of thin smoke that extends about 40km due west
and is only about 5km.

Colorado:
A fire along the Garfield/Mesa county line to the North of Collbran or
south of Rifle in the Grand Mesa Nat'l Forest is producing moderately
dense smoke that is moving S across the valley and over Mtns along the
Mesa/Delta county line into central Delta county near Delta.  The plume
is about 19km wide.

California:
A fire near Hackmore near in west central Modoc county (most likely
along SR-139) is producing moderately dense smoke that is moving NE
to the California/Oregon state line near the western shores of Goose
Lake. The plume is about 13km wide.

Oregon:
A few fires in extreme southern Coos and Curry county have produced an
area of thin smoke is moving S and SW so that it covers all of Curry
county and coastal regions off Curry county as the smoke is drifting
along with the developing marine stratus layer.

Idaho:
A fire near Idaho City in southern Boise county is producing dense smoke
that is moving due west over the mtns of N Elmore county into extreme
western Camas county.  This plume is about 35km wide.
A fire near Sanders in Benewah county is producing a 13km wide line of
moderately dense smoke that is moving NE across the county into west
central Shoshone county (or 60km from the source) near Calder.

Gallina

 


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.