DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2345Z November 22, 2005
California and Baja: Thick clouds cover northern Baja but a layer of moderately dense smoke was seen drifting north along coastal San Diego county from fires in extreme northwest Baja. A narrow smoke plume was seen in southwest Tehama county in northern California. The plume was moderately dense and was drifting to the east. Arizona and New Mexico: A fire in the Coronado National forest in southeast Arizona is producing a dense plume of smoke that extends to the northeast into Hidalgo county. Dense smoke was seen from fires in the Santa Fe National Forest. One fire was in northern Sandoval county east of Cuba with the plume extending to the south and east and covers much of the northeast portion of the county. Another fire in Rio Arriba county near is near Coyote. This plume extends to the east along the southern tier of Rio Arriba. Texas, Louisiana and Louisiana: A fire in Lynn county in west Texas has produced a plume of moderately thick smoke extending east into Kent county. Numerous smoke plumes were seen over east Texas, southern Arkansas and Louisiana. The plumes were mainly thin to moderately dense and were all drifting to the southeast. Some of the larger plumes were emanating from Calhoun, Brazoria and Tyler counties in Texas, Ouachita county in Arkansas and Caddo, Vernon and St Mary parishes in Louisiana. Ruminski