Regional Haze Situation

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Regional Haze Update

Widespread shower activities are prevailing over the northern ASEAN region, as well as over the South China Sea. Isolated hotspots were detected in southern Sumatra and West Kalimantan. Smoke haze was observed in the vicinity of hotspots in West Kalimantan. In the next few days, prevailing winds in the northern ASEAN region will remain light and variable, while winds in the southern ASEAN region will blow from the southeast or southwest.

Updated 6:00 PM 20 Sep

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  • The hotspots depicted in the map are derived from the NOAA satellite and they represent locations with possible active fires. Hotspots may go undetected due to cloudy conditions or incomplete satellite pass.
  • The 2500 ft winds (depicted by arrows) are model analysis winds.

Recent Updates

19

Sep

Update of Regional Weather and Smoke Haze for September 2017 Southwest Monsoon conditions continued to prevail in the region in August 2017. The monsoon rain band was located…
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17

Aug

Update of Regional Weather and Smoke Haze for Aug 2017 Southwest Monsoon conditions continued to prevail in the region in July 2017. The monsoon rain band shifted further north and brought extensive rainfall over the region…
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12

July

Update of Regional Weather and Smoke Haze for Jul 2017 Southwest Monsoon conditions became established over the ASEAN region in June 2017. The intensification of the sub-tropical high pressure system in the southern hemisphere gave rise to persistent southeasterly winds south of the equator and southwesterly winds north of the equator…
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Seasonal Outlook

ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre provides seasonal outlook for the Southeast Asia region regularly.

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ASEAN Haze Online