Thursday, March 27, 2008

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200 March 28, 2008

Florida:
Several fires burning in Sarasota county are producing a light plume of
smoke west NW into the Gulf of Mexico.
In Osceola county a fire is emitting light smoke northwest into southern
Orange and Lake counties.
On the border of Taylor and Lafayette counties a fire is producing a
moderately dense to dense plume of smoke north into Suwannee, Hamilton
and Madison counties in northern Florida and Echols and Loundes counties
in southeastern Georgia.

Georgia/South Carolina:
A fire in northern Jones county is emitting light to moderately dense
smoke north NE into Jasper, Putnam, Morgan, Greene, Oconee, Clarke,
Elbert, Madison, Hart and Franklin counties in Georgia and is now reaching
counties in southwestern South Carolina.  The plumes extends 160 to 180
km from the source.
In northeast Laurens county South Carolina, a fire is emitting a light
to moderately dense plume of smoke northeast into Union, Chester and
York counties.  Smoke spreads into Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and
Iredell counties in south central North Carolina.  The plume extends
170 to 180 km from the source.

Arkansas:
A fire in southeast Scott county in western Arkansas is producing a
moderately dense plume of smoke northeast into Yell, Logan, Pope and
Johnson counties.

Oklahoma:
Several fires in the counties of Osage, Kay and Washington in northern
Oklahoma are producing an area of light smoke south SE into southern
neighboring counties.

Across the southeast and southern plains numerous fires are burning with
most producing only minor light plumes of smoke.  The most significant
smoke producing fires are mentioned above.

Northern California:
A fire in Butte county is emitting a light plume of smoke south SE
into Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Nevada counties.  Several other fires are
burning across this region.

J Kibler

 


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.