Friday, November 23, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0120Z November 24, 2007

Washington:
A fire in Pacific county in southwest Washington state is producing
a narrow plume of smoke moving west into the Pacific Ocean. A fire in
southern Lewis county is producing a thin to moderately dense plume of
smoke that is moving northwesterly into southwestern Grays Harbor county.

Oregon:
A fire in Polk county of western Oregon is producing a thin plume of
smoke that is moving northerly into southwestern Yamhill county. A fire
in southeast Coos county and another fire in northern Curry county of
southwest Oregon are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke that
are moving northward and has covered all of Coos county of western
Douglas county.

California:
A fire along Sonoma-Mendocino county boundary is producing a thin plume
of smoke that is moving westward into the Pacific Ocean.

Florida:
A fire in southwestern Okaloosa county near the western county boudary
in Florida Panhandle is prodcuing a thin plume of smoke that is moving
southward 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.