DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z September 24, 2006
California: The large wildfires that continue to burn throughout the National Forests in northwestern California are producing very dense smoke that is fanning out to the west over the Pacific Ocean and extending nearly 315km into the ocean. The majority of these fires are found throughout Trinity county. A fire burning in Sierra county is producing a light to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving to the west, but is caught within the valley. The large wildfire burning throughout the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura county is producing dense to very dense smoke that is moving slightly south, and nearly 250km to both the east and the west. This smoke is also going to affect the northern part of the Los Angeles metro area. Fires along the southern California and northern Baja border are producing light smoke that is mainly moving towards the west. Florida: A fire right on the border of the Gulf of Mexico and Socorro county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving directly to the north. Banks