DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 5, 2006

Arkansas:
A fire along the boundary between Polk and Howard counties in western
Arkansas is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is fanning
out to the east and has covered the four-corner area of Polk, Howard,
Montgomery, and Pike counties.

Southern and southeastern US:
A lot of agricultural fires in southern and southeastern US, including
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Liouisiana, Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia,
and Alabama, are producing puffs of smoke.


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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.