DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1615Z OCTOBER 22, 2007
Southern California and Baja California: Moderate to very dense smoke plumes from numerous fires in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties are moving westward into the Pacific Ocean. Newly developing smoke plumes are also observed in the mountains of southwest San Bernardino county. Widespread smoke from these fires is observed over the Pacific Ocean from San Luis Obispo County southward extending up to 500 nmi offshore. Numerous but not quite as dense plumes are also observed along the West Coast of Baja California moving westward. ALS