2.1      Increased shower activities during the month helped to keep the hotspot activities in the southern ASEAN region subdued, except for isolated hotspots mostly in central Sumatra, Sarawak and central Kalimantan. Similarly, hotspot activities were generally subdued in the northern ASEAN region. However, scattered hotspot activities began to emerge, mainly in northern Vietnam, toward the end of November 2008. Satellite pictures depicting some of the hotspot activities in the ASEAN region during November 2008 are shown in Figs. 2 to 5.

2.2      The hotspot charts for November 2008 for
a) Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Vietnam;
b) Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia; and
c) Java, Sulawesi and the Philippines
are shown in Figs. 6 to 8, respectively.

Fig 2. NOAA-18 satellite picture of Borneo on 1 November 2008 showing isolated hotspots in Sarawak and Kalimantan.

Fig 3. NOAA-18 satellite picture of Borneo on 11 November 2008 showing isolated hotspots in central Kalimantan.

Fig 4. NOAA-18 satellite picture of Sumatra on 25 November 2008 showing isolated hotspots in central Sumatra.

Fig 5. NOAA-18 satellite picture of the Mekong region on 28 November 2008 showing the emergence of hotspot activities in northern Vietnam and Cambodia with the onset of drier conditions in the region.

Fig 6. Hotspot Counts in Myanmar/Thailand/Lao PDR/Cambodia/Vietnam for November 2008

Fig 7. Hotspot Counts in Sumatra/Borneo/P. Malaysia for November 2008

Fig 8. Hotspot Counts in Java/Sulawesi/Philippines for November 2008

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