DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 01, 2007
California: A fire in northern Tulare County is producing moderate smoke that extends northeastward into southeastern Fresno County. A fire in southeastern Sutter County is producing light smoke that extends northward. Several Counties nearby also have brief fires but none is currently producing enough smoke to see in satellite imagery. Arizona: A fire in Coconino County is producing a long narrow plume of light smoke. The plume extends toward the northeast approaching northern Navajo County. Illinois: Numerous fires (presumably agricultural burns) have been seen throughout the day and a few of them are producing enough light smoke to see in GOES satellite imagery. The plumes extend northward. Kentucky and neighboring areas: At least 5 fires with smoke plumes have been observed in or near southeastern Kentucky. Two of the fires are in Leslie County, Kentucky another is near the border of Floyd and Pike Counties in Kentucky, one appears to be near the border between Letcher County, Kentucky and northern Wise County, Virginia, and another appears to be near the border of Scott County, Tennessee and McCreary County, Kentucky. The smoke is light to moderate and extends toward the northwest or west. Southeastern U.S. A light smoke plume in northern Sabine County, Louisiana extends northward, another in St. Clair County, Alabama extends northwestward and one near the intersection of Burke, Rutherford and McDowell Counties in North Carolina extends westward. Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota: Most of the numerous agricultural burns are in southeastern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and northern North Dakota. Only a couple are individually producing enough smoke to see in imagery and these light or moderate plumes extend southeastward.