Satellite Visible Loop Georgia Wildfires 2007Severe drought conditions continues on this last day of April over the Southeast states and Florida. Several large wildfires continue to rage over southern Georgia this morning, sending smoke as far south as South Florida on Sunday. As seen in this 1km visible satellite imagery loop, you can see the two plume’s of heavy thick smoke blowing toward the greater Jacksonville, Florida area yesterday afternoon. The winds will be veering some today with more easterlies, and this will shift the smoke more westward today.

The Southeast Georgia wildfires cover a large area and are burning in three counties as of last check early this morning. Atkinson, Ware and Charlton counties all have ongoing fires and very heavy smoke. Many people have been evacuated from their homes due to flames and/or smoke.

Other smaller brush fires have been seen over central and southwest Florida over this past weekend. Severe drought conditions roam from southern Georgia to the Florida Keys. Rain is not in the near future for many of these locations, and the drought conditions expected to get much worst. There is a very isolated chance of showers and maybe a storm over inland Florida by mid week. A weaker cap might allow some very isolated showers or storms to develop along the east and west coast sea breeze boundaries that converge with each other. These boundaries should be well developed as the mean surface flow will remain weak due to the ridging. Any possible lightning storms will only add to the fire danger this week, so were all hoping for more showers than stronger convective activity.

I was up at 5:00am to water my lawn this morning as my sprinkler system is not working. The intake line for the sprinkler pump is above the water line now in the canal. The Florida 2007 drought has taken a toll on our backyard waterway out to Lake Okeechobee. Once 8-9 feet deep is not ankle deep. Very Depressing. As I watered, I watch the glow of a red moon set on the western horizon. The moon was a dark orange / red from all the hazy, smoke filled atmosphere, from the Southeast Georgia wildfires. Pretty spooky!

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