Monday, May 07, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1540Z May 07, 2007


Georgia and Florida:
A fire in Atkinson is producing a moderately dense to locally dense
plume of smoke that is moving southwesterly across Georgia-Florida state
boundary into Florida Panhandle area and already reaching to the Gulf
of Mexico. Two fires in Charlton county of Florida are burning and the
southern one is producing locally dense plume of smoke that is moving
southwesterly into northern Florida.

A fire in southern Walton county of Florida Panhandle is producing a
thin to moderatley dense plume of smoke that is moving southwesterly
into the Gulf of Mexico.

Zhong

 


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.