DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z November 1, 2006
Arizona: Two fires in southern Apache county near the town of Hawley Lake are producing narrow plumes of moderately dense smoke moving northeast, but staying within county lines. Two fires in southern Coconino and one in northern Gila counties are emitting narrow plumes of moderately dense smoke moving northeast. In west central Coconino county near Grand Canyon Caverns, a fire is producing an area of light smoke moving northeast, but staying within county lines. California: A fire in Fresno county near the town of Hume is producing a plume of moderately dense smoke moving south into Tulare county. Numerous fires east of the San Francisco Bay area in the counties of Sacramento, Amador, and Tuolumne are producing light plumes of smoke. A fire in southeast Shasta county in the Lassen Volcanic National Park is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke moving east into Lassen county. Oregon: Fires in western Oregon in the counties of Lincoln, Benton, Polk, Tillamooh, Yamhill, Washington and Clatsop are emitting moderate plumes of smoke moving west towards the coastline into the Pacific. A fire in central Crook county is producing a light plume of smoke moving northwest, but staying within county borders. Another small fire is burning in Harney county emitting light smoke within county borders. A fire in Union county is emitting a moderately dense smoke plume moving northeast into Wallowa county and southeastern Washington state. Idaho: Multiple fires burning in the counties of Idaho, Clearwater, Latah, Benewah and Kootenai are producing an area of moderately dense smoke moving east into parts of western Montana. The full extent of smoke could not be seen due to cloud cover. Texas: Fires in the counties of Dallam, Hartley, Moore, and Hansford are producing an overall area of moderately dense smoke moving northwest into the western Oklahoma Panhandle. Two fires along the Gulf Coastline in the counties of Calhoun and Brazoria are emitting narrow plumes of moderately dense smoke moving north into neighboring counties. Georgia: A fire in Telfair county is emitting an area of moderately dense smoke moving north into Treutien, Laurens, Wheeler and Montgomery counties. Multiple fires in Mitchell and Colquitt are producing an area of moderately dense smoke staying within county lines. Florida: A fire in southern Liberty county is emitting a moderately dense plume of smoke moving northeast into Leon, Gadsden and Wahulla counties. In Lafayette a fire is producing light smoke moving north into Columbia and Suwannee counties. J Kibler