DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z November 26, 2005
Arizona: A persistent fire in the Coronado National Forest located in eastern Cochise County of southeastern Arizona was emitting a moderately dense area of smoke which had spread eastward into southwestern New Mexico. A fire burning in the Coconino National Forest close to the border of Coconino and Gila Counties of central Arizona was producing smoke which was moving eastward while also fanning out to the north and south. Arkansas: Several fires across the northeastern portion of Arkansas were responsible for several smoke plumes which had combined to form a general area of smoke that had spread northwestward. The smoke did not appear to be particularly dense and was confined to the northeastern portion of the state. A more significant fire close to the Searcy-Stone County border was producing a more dense but narrow plume that was also moving in a northwestward direction. The remainder of the Central and Southeastern portions of the nation: A tremendous number of fires were detected across the area of the country stretching from the Central Plains to the Middle Atlantic region and the Southeast. Relatively small localized smoke plumes were visible from only a small portion of these fires. JS