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Look at all the Alaskan Smoke
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:58 pm
by KatDaddy
Truely abnormal pattern for this time of year. All the smoke from Alaskan fires is being driven down the back side of the massive E trough all the way to Houston. This is crazy!
http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconus.html
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:06 pm
by W13
Wow, that is crazy.

Finally its Noticed
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:12 pm
by KatDaddy
Houston-Galveston AFD
THE LAST FEW VISIBLE IMAGES WITH A LOW SUN ANGLE AND ENHANCEMENT
INDICATING WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE TRAVELING SOUTH
FROM EASTERN IOWA THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS AND INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM LARGE WILDFIRES IN WASHINGTON-OREGON
AND PERHAPS EVEN CALIFORNIA AND IS BEING CIRCULATED AROUND THE LARGE
WESTERN ANTI-CYCLONE. STILL EXPECT THE SKIES TO CLEAR OUT BUT IT
MAY MAKE FOR SOME PRETTY RED SUNSETS AND SUNRISES THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:25 am
by ssom04
Last thursday, friday, and saturday this tinted haze filled the sky it made the sun look orange juice orange lol.......you could look at the sun without even hurting your eyes it also held those temps down a little bit.
Alaskan Smoke is Here :)
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:41 am
by KatDaddy
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
920 AM CDT MON JUL 19 2004
.UPDATE...INTERESTING IMAGE...ON THE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES YOU
CAN SEE THE STREAM OF SMOKE FROM ALASKA HAS MADE IN ALL THE WAY TO
TEXAS. LOOKS LIKE THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE SMOKE PALL HAS REACHED
INTERSTATE 35 AND STRETCHES NORTH TRHOUGH ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN; AND
SOUTH TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.