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Welcome to the MAY 2005 Satellite image page!
This page contains the images for the month of May 2005. To navigate, simply select a day on the calendar to the right and view the images available for that day. Images in the visible band that show weather and smoke have grey text, infrared images that show fires have red text, simulated visible images have gray text, and the text of simulated natural color images is brown.
Descriptions and Weather Outlooks
Descriptions and outlooks taken from the National Fire News and Incident Management Situation Reports.
Viewing Properties
 Infrared images that show intense fire are marked by a flaming bonfire. |
 Infrared images that show the best examples of intense fire activity are marked by a flaming HOT icon. |
 Visible images that show good smoke are marked by a smoke plume. |
 Images that show the best examples of smoke are marked by a larger smoke plume. |
Disclaimer: Many of the fires shown on this webpage have been named using the descriptions of the fires from the daily interagency fire situation reports. Care has been taken to use remote sensing satellites to correctly locate and identify the fires. For a listing of the current fire status and location of fires, see the interagency fire situation report. The USDA Forest Service uses the most current and complete data available. GIS data and product accuracy may vary. Using GIS products for purposes other than those for which they were intended may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify or replace GIS products without notification.
Tyros Satellite Data
May 26, 2005
National Preparedness Level 1
Weather Discussion: Very warm high pressure will continue to dominate weather over much of the West today. The best chance for thunderstorms will be across the eastern two-thirds of New Mexico and southeast Colorado, where a backdoor front has entered the region. In Florida, the panhandle will see very low relative humidity today.
Morning Images
Infrared Images (Band 3)
Tyros Satellite Data
May 25, 2005
National Preparedness Level 1a
Weather Discussion: High pressure will be firmly in control of western weather today. Temperatures will warm with no threat of rain showers or thunderstorms. The exception will be across eastern New Mexico and southeast Colorado, where a backdoor cold front will enter into the area late this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected over the northeast quadrant of New Mexico and southeast Colorado, with some dry thunderstorms possible towards the north central part of New Mexico.
Afternoon Images
Simulated Natural Color Images (Bands 1, 2 and 4)
Tyros Satellite Data
May 24, 2005
National Preparedness Level 1
Weather Discussion: High pressure continues to bring hot, dry weather to most of the Southwest. Slow warming and drying on tap for Alaska as weak high pressure begins to build over the area.
Morning Images
Infrared Images (Band 3)
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Last Modified: Tuesday, 02 August 2005 at 17:38:37 EDT