DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z APRIL 30, 2006.

Mexico:
A large and intense fire in northern Coahuila state in the Serranias del
Burro is producing a moderately dense to dense smoke plume that extends
north of the fire to near Dryden Texas in Terrell county.

Numerous fires over the mountains of southern Chihuahua and northwest
Durango were producing smoke plumes that have congealed into a large
mass of moderately dense to locally dense smoke over the entire region.

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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.