Wednesday, May 14, 2008
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 14, 2008
Florida:
A heavy, narrow smoke plume in Glades County is currently moving to the
west and extends out 20 miles from the source. In Miami-Dade County,
a heavy smoke plume is moving to the southwest, and fans out roughly 25
miles from the source.
EVANS
- Unless otherwise indicated:
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- 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.