DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0202Z APRIL 06, 2006.

Texas/Louisiana:
A fire over southern San Augustine county near Sam Rayburn Reservoir in
eastern Texas was producing a large and moderately dense smoke plume that
extended northeast nearly 100 miles into portions of northwest Louisiana.

Another fire over the northern half of Cherokee county appeared to be
producing a small smoke plume that was drifting northeast into southern
Smith county.

Kentucky/Tennessee/North Carolina:
A fire in the vicinity of the Daniel Boone National Forest was producing
a very long and moderately dense smoke plume that extended over 110 miles
southeast to near Hot Springs in the Bald Mountains of Tenessee/North
Carolina.

Georgia:
Fire activity over Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in western Georgia
produced a composite smoke plume that extended nearly 50 miles southeast
towards Sumter and Lee counties earlier this afternoon but the smoke
plume became obscured by incoming high clouds towards sunset.

New Mexico/Texas:
Strong winds ahead of the vigourous system now pushing out of the Great
Basin was kicking up dust throughout portions of southwestern New Mexico
and northern Old Mexico and transporting into southeastern New Mexico
and extreme western Texas.

Hanna

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.