DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z December 20, 2006
Southeast US (North Carolina to Louisiana): A large number of what are believed to be mostly agricultural fires were located over the Southeast this evening from southern North Carolina to Alabama and to a lesser extent over Mississippi and Louisiana. A great number of these fires were producing low density with localized areas of moderate density smoke plumes that were mostly drifting anywhere between southeast and southwest. Some of the more noteworthy plumes in the area were the following: Georgia - A fire located near Jeffersonville in extreme eastern Twiggs county was featuring a moderate density smoke plume that was drifting southeast towards southern Laurens county. - A fire in southwest Talbot county near Box Springs was emitting a moderate density smoke plume that extended southeast into western Sumter county. Florida: - A fire over southeastern Wakulla county near Plum Orchard rapidly developed an intensified this evening and featured a moderate density smoke plume that was drifting southwest along coastal Franklin county. - A fire over Lafayette county near San Pedro Junction appeared to rapidly intensify this evening and subsequently emitted a high density smoke plume that extended southwest over southern Taylor county and into the northeast Gulf of Mexico. California: Several fires developed over the central Sacramento Valley and nearby central Sierras this afternoon and evening. Only two fires appeared to exhibit smoke plumes on satellite imagery with those being located over central Placer county and central Merced county. Both of these smoke plumes were rather low density. Hanna