DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z January 24, 2007

Nebraska:
A fire in the Nebraska National Forest in southeastern Thomas County
in central Nebraska was emitting an area of mainly thin smoke which
spread in a south-southeasterly direction. The characteristics of the
smoke were somewhat difficult to determine though due to a background
of snow cover. The satellite hot spot representing the fire persisted
throughout the day and into the night.

California:
The most significant smoke plume detected in satellite imagery today
was due to a fire in northwestern Humboldt County of northwestern
California. The locally moderately dense smoke plume fanned out somewhat
as it moved off to the north-northwest over the Pacific as well as the
extreme southwestern portion of Del Norte County. A fire in southern
Plumas County of northeastern California was responsible for a thin to
moderately dense area of smoke which moved to the west. A very thin smoke
plume was briefly visible moving to the south-southeast from a fire in
western Riverside County of southern California. Another thin batch of
smoke also moving to the south-southeast was observed from a fire close
to the California-Mexico border in southern Imperial County.

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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.