Friday, November 09, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z November 10, 2007


Florida/Georgia/Alabama:
A fire along the Polk-Osceola county boundary in central Florida is
producing a thin to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving
both northward and southward and is reaching northern Highlands and
southern Orange counties of Florida. Several fires in Franklin, Sakulla,
and Jackson counties of Florida Panhandle are producing thin plumes of
southerly smoke. Two fires near Jackson county in central Georgia are
producing thin plumes of smoke that are moving easterly. Several fires
in southern Alabama near Alabama-Florida state boundary are producing
thin plumes of southerly smoke.

Arkansas:
A fire in southwestern Lafayette of southern Arkansas is producing a
moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving easterly into western
Calhoun and central Union counties.

Texas:
A fire in Castro and a fire in Taylor counties of Texas are producing
thin plumes of smoke that are moving northwesterly or northerly.

California:
A fire in western Sacramento county of central California is producing a
thin to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving easterly and has
covered southwestern Sacramento county. A lot of fires in Sutter, Yuba,
Colusa, Glenn, and Butte counties are producing puffs of thin smoke that
are mainly moving to the north. A lot of fires in Plumas, Lassen, Shasta,
Trinity, and Humboldt counties of northern California are producing thin
to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving northerly.

Oregon:
A fire in southern Jackson county of southern Oregon is producing a thin
and long plume of smoke that is moving northeasterly to northeastern
corner of this county.


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.