DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z February 17, 2007

Texas:
Fires throughout the sourthern tip of Texas are producing light to
dense smoke.  The largest fire is found in the southeast portion of
Brooks county.  The smoke from all of these fires is moving to the
north northeast.

Further north, along the Gulf Coast, there are several fires producing
smoke moving east to northeast.

Louisiana:
Fires found in Winn and Natchitoches counties are producing moderately
dense to dense smoke that is moving to the northeast.

Southeast U.S.:
Agricultural fires ranging from western Alabama, northern Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are producing a range of
light to very dense smoke.  The majority of these fires are found in
eastern Georgia and southern Alabama.  The smoke produced by these fires
is moving mainly to the east southeast; even the coastal fires.

The most significant fires are found in Clay and Talladega counties,
eastern Alabama, where dense smoke is being produced and moving to
the southeast.  Also, in central Georgia, a fire in Monroe county is
producing very dense smoke that is moving to the southeast as well.

Along the Florida panhandle there are two fires producing lenghty plumes
of smoke.  The first is found in Santa Rosa county, where a fire is
producing a moderately dense smoke plume that extends nearly 90 nmi into
the Gulf.  The other large fire is found on the border of Gulf and Liberty
counties and extends 80 nmi to the southeast over the Gulf of Mexico.

Banks

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.