Sunday, June 10, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z June 11, 2007

Canada:
The large fires in northern Alberta west of Lake Athabasca are still
burning through the whole day and have produced a large area of locally
very dense smoke that are fanning out to the north.

The large fires in central Saskatchewan southwest of Reindeer Lake have
produced two large areas of locally dense smoke which are now merging
together becoming one. The residual smoke from this morning's burning
has formed a thin swath of smoke which extended just south of these
fires across central Manitoba into east of central Quebec.

Today a bunch of new fires along Manitoba-Quebec province boundary started
to burn and has produced a locally dense plume of smoke that is moving
northeasterly into northwestern Quebec.

North Carolina:
A fire along Burke-MC Dowell county border is producing a thin to
moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving southeasterly almost to
the counties' boundary. Another fire in Transylvania county southern
North Carolina is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is
moving northerly into eastern Jackson county.

South Carolina:
A fire in central Laurens county is producing a thin plume of smoke that
is moving easterly and has covered the eastern quarter of the county.
Georgia:
The fires within Ware and Clinch counties are producing a thin to
moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving eastward into Charlton
county.
Alabama:
A fire in St. Clair county is producing a thin plume of smoke that is
moving southerly into southern Talladega county.
Mexico:
A bunch of small fires along east Gulf of California are producing thin
plumes of smoke.

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.