Saturday, January 3, 2009

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z JANUARY 3, 2009

Florida:
In south Florida, numerous fires south of Lake Okeechobee were producing
mainly short puffs of smoke. The smoke was moving to the west across
the Lake and from western Palm Beach county into Hendry county.

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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.