DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z December 28, 2006
Hawaii: A fire on the island of Maui most likely agricultural produced a light puff of smoke moving east and dissipating within a couple of hours. Louisiana: A fire on Marsh Island is emitting a light to moderate plume of smoke now moving northwest across parts of southwestern/west central Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Earlier in the day smoke was moving towards the southwest before veering to the west and eventually the northwest. In satellite imagery you can see a long narrow trail of smoke moving from the Gulf of Mexico into Louisiana and Texas. This smoke is attached to the main moderate plume now moving northwest. In St Mary's county a small and most likely agricultural fire is emitting a light plume of smoke to the northwest. Cloud cover across most of the country hindered fire and smoke detection today. J Kibler